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DiscoveryofPlutobyClydeTombaughonFebruary18,1930.

Theobject
moved,thebackgroundstarsdidnot.LickObservatoryimagesare1day
apart

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Pluto(diameter~2320km;surfaceT=390F)anditsmoon
CharonimagedbytheHubbleSpaceTelescope
Charonwasdiscoveredin1978andis~1,200kmindiameter

PatRawlingsconceptionofthePlutoCharonbinaryplanetsystem
(leftfront=Charon;rightback=Pluto)

RelativesizesofPluto,Charon,andtheUS.
Plutois2,320kmandCharon~1,200kmindiameter

Plutosunusualorbit

Itissteeplyinclined(17)andhighlyeccentric(0.25).Attimes,Plutosorbit
reachesinsidethatofNeptune

TheNewHorizonsMissiontheracetocatchtheatmosphereof
Plutobeforeitfreezesin~2015

LaunchJanuary19,2006
(JupiterflybyFebruary2007)

PlutoencounterinJuly2015

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