Today is February 18.
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18, 1930. Until 2006, Pluto was in planetary status… The name Pluto was suggested by 12-year-old Venetia Burney from Oxford, England.
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18, 1930. Until 2006, Pluto was in planetary status… The name Pluto was suggested by 12-year-old Venetia Burney from Oxford, England.
Ice volcanoes found on the surface of Pluto. An iceberg, or ice volcano, is a body of water that rises and cools in the form of a volcano. In July 2015, scientists analyzed images taken by NASA’s spacecraft orbiting Pluto and its satellites to identify the presence of ice volcanoes on Pluto. The temperature at…
Digitally elevated models of some of the images received are also included.
On August 24, 2006, the IAU (International Astronomical Union) reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. Pluto is a TRANS-NEPTUNIAN Object.Pluto is the second largest Trans-Neptunian object.
