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+ | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/new-horizons-pluto-encounter.3045/ New Horizons Pluto Encounter]||O-F Resources||2015-07-09||BrianJ||Scenarios||9 July 2015|||| | ||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-2-4-v2-0-0.295/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*config and module only|| | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-2-4-v2-0-0.295/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*config and module only|| | ||
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Pluto-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | Pluto-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | ||
Pluto-PlutoandMoonsZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto with Charon in the background from ''PlutoandMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | Pluto-PlutoandMoonsZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto with Charon in the background from ''PlutoandMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | ||
+ | Pluto-nhplutoenc150703-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto and Moons.zip'' and ''New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip'' in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</center> | ||
Pluto in True Color - High-Res.png|<center>Image of Pluto by [[w:New Horzions|New Horizons]] spacecraft in July, 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | Pluto in True Color - High-Res.png|<center>Image of Pluto by [[w:New Horzions|New Horizons]] spacecraft in July, 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | ||
Animation of Pluto orbit.gif|<center>Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | Animation of Pluto orbit.gif|<center>Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> |
Latest revision as of 03:59, 11 November 2024
Pluto (134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System. It was disovered by Clyde Tombaugh in February 1930. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the Sun. At first, Pluto was called a planet and is the largest body in the Kuiper belt.
Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is mainly made of rock and ice. It is quite small. It is about a fifth (⅕) of the weight of the Earth's Moon. It is only a third (⅓) its volume. Pluto is very far from the Sun, so its temperature is very low. The average temperature on Pluto is -223 degrees Celsius. It has an odd orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49 AU (4.4–7.4 billion km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than Neptune.
At the time of its discovery, Pluto was considered a planet and was thought to be single body, but, in 1998 it was found to have a moon about half the radius of Pluto. In 2006, as part of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefinition of planet and dwarf planet, henceforth, Pluto was reclassed as a dwarf planet.
Pluto's orbit is in a 3:2 resonance with that of Neptune.
Pluto in Orbiter[edit]
Pluto was first introduced with the release of pluto_pack.zip in July 2004.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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New Horizons Pluto Encounter | O-F Resources | 2015-07-09 | BrianJ | Scenarios | 9 July 2015 | ||
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *config and module only | |
Pluto and Moons | O-F Resources | 2010-05-13 | Piper | Scenery | 13 May 2010 | ||
Orbital correction for Pluto and moons | O-F Resources | 2009-11-25 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 25 November 2009 | ||
Pluto | O-F Resources | 2006-11-13 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 13 November 2006 | ||
Pluto-Charon v2.0 | O-F Resources | 2005-05-09 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 10 May 2005 | Orbiter 2005 | |
Pluto Pack | AVSIM | CharlotMan | Scenery | 17 July 2004 |
Gallery[edit]
Image of Pluto by New Horizons spacecraft in July, 2015
from Wikimedia Commons
References[edit]
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