Dwarf Planets This is a picture of Pluto taken by NASA. Litzy Lara

History Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in February 18 1930 Pluto got its name by an 11 year old girl Vanetia Burney Pluto’s sign is a monogram of a P and L.

Solar System Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Pluto’s distance from the sun is 5.9 billion km but the exact number is 5,906,376,272 km. Pluto’s orbital period is 248 years Pluto’s Rotation days are 6.39 This picture shows that Pluto is far away from the other planets

Moons Pluto has five moons Charon, Nix, Styx, Kerberos, and Hydra

Planet appearance Pluto has rocky mountains Pluto’s surface is chilly Methane and ice cover most part of Pluto Pluto has a reddish tint This is a picture of Pluto as it says in the facts it has a reddish tint

Rings Scientists think that Pluto has rings because of its moons Nix and Hydra. They are a few kilometers away from Pluto.

Exploration New Horizons discovered Pluto in Jan 19 2006 When NASA’s spacecraft got to Pluto NASA took a picture of the spacecraft New Horizons that is the background photo.

Interesting Facts Pluto can experience really strong winds -400 degrees Fahrenheit Pluto spins backwards from East to West Some astronomers discovered Pluto had a very large moon

Dwarf Planets There are 5 dwarf planets Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake Pluto, Eris, and Ceres may have thin atmospheres

Interesting Facts Ceres is located in the asteroid belt Pluto is considered as a king because it’s the largest dwarf planet All the dwarf planets are not considered a planet