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==History== | ==History== | ||
The discovery of Pluto was rooted in a misconception. When analyzing the orbits of the planets, scientists found that the orbit of Uranus didn't match their calculations. This discrepancy was thought to be the result of gravitational interactions with a more distant planet. However, Pluto is not massive enough to affect the orbits of the planets, and the discrepancy eventually turned out to have been caused by an overestimation of the mass of Neptune. | The discovery of Pluto was rooted in a misconception. When analyzing the orbits of the planets, scientists found that the orbit of Uranus didn't match their calculations. This discrepancy was thought to be the result of gravitational interactions with a more distant planet. However, Pluto is not massive enough to affect the orbits of the planets, and the discrepancy eventually turned out to have been caused by an overestimation of the mass of Neptune. | ||
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| Pluto | |
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| Political Specifications | |
| Designation | Sol KB1930A |
| Affiliation | unaligned |
| Location | Sol system |
| Sector | |
| Quadrant | Alpha/Beta |
| World Status | Non-Resource |
| Orbital Characteristics | |
| Distance (AUs) | 39.48 |
| Orbit | 10 |
| Orbital Zone | Kuiper Belt object |
| Orbital Duration | 248.00 years (90,560 days) |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Class | D |
| Rotation Duration | 5.03 hours |
| Satellites | 0 |
| Atmospheric Density | trace |
| Gravity (g) | 0.63 |
| Diameter (d) | 0.19 |
| Surface Area (a2) | 0.03 |
| Water Area (%) | none |
| Landmasses | predominantly land covered |
| Tectonic Activity | none |
| Volcanic Activity | none |
| Resource Availability | Non-abundant (unsurveyed) |
| - Normal Metals | N/A |
| - Special Metals | 2 |
| - Radioactives | N/A |
| - Gem Stones | N/A |
| - Industrial Crystals | N/A |
| Population Data | |
| Population Capacity | 974,176,311 |
| Dominant Lifeform | N/A |
Astronomical Data
Names
- Sol X
- Pluto
Satellites
Natural
- Charon (Sol KB-1930AB) - binary partner of Pluto
- Hydra (Sol KB1930AAa)
- Nix (Sol KB1930AAb)
- Kerberos (Sol KB1930AAc)
- Styx (Sol KB1930AAd)
Artificial
- none
History
The discovery of Pluto was rooted in a misconception. When analyzing the orbits of the planets, scientists found that the orbit of Uranus didn't match their calculations. This discrepancy was thought to be the result of gravitational interactions with a more distant planet. However, Pluto is not massive enough to affect the orbits of the planets, and the discrepancy eventually turned out to have been caused by an overestimation of the mass of Neptune.
Important Locations
- none
| Planetary bodies in the Sol System |
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| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Sol V | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto |
