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This distant realm is populated with thousands of miniature icy worlds which formed early in the history of the solar system These icy rocky bodies are called Kuiper Belt objects or transneptunian objects Plutos 248yearlong elliptical orbit can take. By the way, what Arleen Gallegos . How did Pluto get its name ?. Pluto got the name after the Roman God. , Hades. God . of the Underworld and the Darkness. Pluto is kind of dark . depending on . the backside that isn't facing the sun.. The . Pluto. Files. By Neil Degrasse Tyson. February 18, 1930. Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh, an amateur astronomer from Illinois at Arizona’s Lowell Observatory.. He considered naming the planet Percival, after Percival Lowell.. Written By: Katie Lucken. “Though the Queen Alina is no longer with us, she has chosen our next ruler well! . Long . live Queen Jilliette Lutunia!” The royal announcer . boomed.. Jilliette walked up the . B. y. T. a. y. l. a . &. J. e. s. s. a. m. y. Who Discovered Pluto?. Percivul. . Lowel. Pluto has one moon called Charon.. Pluto has no volcanoes, it has a surface of rock and ice.. Pluto is named after a Greek God (or Roman).. To Be A Planet, Or Not To Be?. Physical Characteristics . 5 - Recognized Dwarf Planets. Ceres, Pluto, . Haumea. , . Makemake. , Eris. Classification Criteria. Directly orbits the Sun (not a satellite). By SamO. Introduction. In the slide you will learn that Pluto is made ice. you will also learn about how tall pluto is, how far it is from the Sun and Earth, the discoverer and many many more. . Surface and Atmosphere. Pluto’s Discover. Pluto was discovered after . the other 8 . planets and was originally considered a planet itself until 2006. In the early 1900s, Planet "X" was the temporary name given to the then-unknown planet beyond Neptune that disturbed the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Percival Lowell calculated the rough location of Planet "X's" orbit, but died in 1916 before it was found. This planet was eventually found by the American astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh in 1930 and named Pluto. . Vidojevica. Vince Oliver, Astronomical observatory of Belgrade. Outline. *. Will . talk about the Serbian side . of the . DWARF . project. . The DWARF: “Definition”. DWARF is an international project aimed . By AJ, Aidan, Cheryl, and Emma. The Dwarf Planets. A dwarf planet is a smaller planet that shares an orbit around the sun such as an asteroid comets.. Scientists believe there may be as many as a few 100 other dwarf planets in the . Mercury – terrestrial planet. It has almost no atmosphere, so meteors hit its surface. It is as pockmarked as our moon. .. Venus – terrestrial planet. hottest of all the planets. Its atmosphere is toxic. Prior to 2006. When Pluto was discovered in 1930, it was automatically called a planet. It was thought to be larger than Mercury.. However, when Pluto’s moon . Charon. was discovered, it was used to determine Pluto’s mass, which ended up being 1/20. Our solar system is ancient. . Early . astronomers believed that Earth was the center of the universe and all other heavenly bodies orbited around Earth.. Our Solar System. We now know that our sun is the center of our solar .  . Before:. Question of The Day. During;. PPT notes on Uranus. After:. 3-2-1. Week 4 Day 1. Week 4 Day 1. Question of The Day. Answer: . a gas giant. 7. th. from the sun. 3 billion Km. from Sun. orbit is an ellipse –stretched circle.