Pluto - Wikipedia
WEBIt is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris. Like other Kuiper belt objects, Pluto is made primarily of ice and rock and is much smaller than the inner planets. Pluto has roughly one-sixth the mass of the Moon, and one-third its volume.
Pluto Facts - Science@NASA
WEBSize and Distance. Pluto has an equatorial diameter of about 1,477 miles (2,377 kilometers). Pluto is about 1/5th the width of Earth. From an average distance of about 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), Pluto is about …
How Big Is Pluto? - The Density, Mass and Volume Explained
WEBMar 18, 2016 · It has a volume of 1.5 billion cubic miles (6.4 billion cubic km). Pluto's small size and low mass mean that it has a density of 1.86 grams per cubic centimeter according to recent...
How Big Is Pluto? New Horizons Settles Decades-Long Debate
WEBJul 13, 2015 · Recent measurements obtained by New Horizons indicate that Pluto has a diameter of 2370 km, 18.5% that of Earth’s, while Charon has a diameter of 1208 km, 9.5% that of Earth’s. The approximate sizes of Pluto’s …
Pluto | Size, Moons, Temperature, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Pluto’s mean distance from the Sun, about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units), gives it an orbit larger than that of the outermost planet, Neptune. (One astronomical unit [AU] is the average distance from Earth to the Sun—about 150 million km [93 million miles].)
In Depth | Pluto – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBPluto is only about 1,400 miles wide. At that small size, Pluto is only about half the width of the United States. It's about 3.6 billion miles away from the Sun, and it has a thin atmosphere composed mostly of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide. On average, Pluto’s temperature is -387°F (-232°C), making it too cold to sustain life.
Pluto - NASA Science
WEBPluto has five moons. Pluto's largest moon, Charon, is about half the size of Pluto, making it the largest known moon relative to its parent planet in our solar system. Pluto's other moons are: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Learn About Pluto's Moons
How big is Pluto? New Horizons settles decades-long debate
WEBJul 13, 2015 · Mission scientists have found Pluto to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) in diameter, somewhat larger than many prior estimates. Images acquired with the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager...
Pluto By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSep 3, 2024 · 25,031 mph. The numbers displayed here are approximations. For more precise data, please visit JPL Solar System Dynamics. Page Updated: May 16, 2024. Pluto was once our solar system's ninth planet, but has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. It's located in the Kuiper Belt.
Pluto Is Bigger Than We Thought - National Geographic
WEBJul 13, 2015 · Scientists on the New Horizons team determined that Pluto is roughly 1,473 miles wide (give or take 12 miles) – which makes it bigger than Eris by about 30 miles. But Eris is still more...
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