@MAstronomers Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its size and location within the Kuiper Belt Additional Reading: x.com/joehansenxx/st…
@MAstronomers Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its size and location within the Kuiper Belt Additional Reading: x.com/joehansenxx/st…
@MAstronomers Such a magical view by far of millions of miles.
@MAstronomers The exploration of Pluto by New Horizons continues to amaze.
@MAstronomers The clearest picture of Pluto.
@MAstronomers Pluto has a large moon named Charon, about half its size, making them a "binary system." They're tidally locked, always showing the same face. Pluto also has four smaller moons: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.