Pluto Features
What geographic features are on pluto?
mountains, valleys, plains, and craters
True or False: Charon is in syncronus orbit with Pluto
True; Charon travels around Pluto about every 6 and 1/2 days. Both are on the same orbital plane and Pluto will always see the same side as Charon.
What is the name of Pluto's Largest Moon?
Charon
When Pluto is closest to the sun what is the warmest temperature Pluto reaches?
-223 Celcius
What type of atmosphere does this moon have?
Answer: None, Charon doesn't have a atmosphere as far as we have discovered.
What is Pluto the Roman God?
The dead
These elements compose the atmosphere. Name at least two.
Answer: nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide all compose Pluto's atmosphere.
How long does Charon take to orbit pluto?
6 and 1/2 Earth Days
In what year will Pluto complete a full orbit around the sun since it was discovered
2178
Pluto reflects _____% of sunlight from the sun.
47%
True or False: Charon and Pluto are considered a binary-planet system
True, due to Charon's size and how close it is to Pluto the two are sometimes referred to as a binary planet system.
Describe the composition of the dwarf planet
Its mantle is made of water ice while its surface is composed of ice filled with methane and nitrogen frost.
What temperature is the coldest that Pluto reaches?
-233 Celcius
Both Pluto and Charon are located where?
The Kuiper Belt
Pluto was discovered on what date?
February 18th 1930