Pluto Nanayaa Antwi and Treshawn James Pluto and its moon.

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Pluto

Nanayaa Antwi and Treshawn

James

Pluto and its moon.

History

• Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in the Lowell Observatory in Arizona.

• He discovered Pluto in 1930 when he built his first telescope.

• Pluto was thought to be the Roman god whom all men must go to.

• This is a picture of Pluto’s

• Symbol.

Moons

Planet Appearance

•Pluto looks very icy and rocky.

•It also has traces of methane and carbon monoxide ice on it.

Exploration

• On February 14 1990, a spacecraft had passed the orbit of Neptune and Pluto.

• The cameras of Voyager 1 snapped a series of pictures of the sun and planets.

Interesting Facts