10 Interesting Fact About Pluto

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• Pluto is the last dwarf planet found in the Solar System in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.
• Pluto has five months called Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx.
• Pluto is the most distant planet from the sun and it takes 248 years to the earth to surround the sun.
• Pluto surface temperature can reach -229 degrees Celsius.
• Pluto has an atmosphere consisting of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
• Pluto is very small, with a diameter of only about 2,377 km, about one third of the diameter of the earth.
• Pluto has a very large volcanic crater, with a diameter reaching 90 km.
• In 2006, Pluto lost his status as a planet and was categorized as a dwarf planet.
• Pluto has a pink color due to the presence of methane ice compounds on its surface.
• Pluto's name is taken from the Roman god who is the king of the underground world.