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Pluto + Kuiper Belt Objects

Pluto + Kuiper Belt Objects. Blair, Alex, Skyler , Jin. Orbit: About 248 Earth Years. Temperature: -240°C to -218°C Avg. Temperature -229°C. Really Cold…. Basic Properties. Revolution: 6 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes on Earth. 1/455 of Earth’s mass 37.1% of Earth’s density. Terrestrial.

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Pluto + Kuiper Belt Objects

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  1. Pluto+Kuiper Belt Objects Blair, Alex, Skyler, Jin

  2. Orbit: About 248 Earth Years Temperature: -240°C to -218°C Avg. Temperature -229°C Really Cold… Basic Properties Revolution: 6 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes on Earth 1/455 of Earth’s mass 37.1% of Earth’s density Terrestrial Tilt: 122° • Recall: • Rotates Clockwise • Revolution @ 6d 9h 17m • Tilt @ 122° • Orbit @ 248 Earth Years • 37.5 AU from Sun • Temperature: -240°C to -218°C • Avg. Temperature -229°C • 1/455 of Earth’s mass • 37.1% of Earth’s density

  3. Discovered by: Clyde Tombaugh Mainly composed of rock, solid methane, nitrogen, and water. Discovery and Observation Flybys Cancelled Pluto Fast Flyby (2010) Cancelled Pluto Kuiper Express New Horizons (2015) No Rings

  4. Main: Nix Dia. 46-137km Moons Main: Charon Dia. 1207km Main: Hydra Dia. 61-167km

  5. Kuiper Belt Comets Span of 30-100 AU Conservative estimate say that there are a hundred million comets. Comets have similar composition to Pluto. However, they’re much smaller.

  6. Sources • http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2006-001A • http://nineplanets.org/pluto.html

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