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 ====== Pluto ====== ====== Pluto ======
-After Pluto was discovered in 1930, it was the ninth planet of the solar system. It has five moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra. In 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet as other even larger objects are known in the Kuiper Belt, like the dwarf planet Eris.+ 
 +==== Discovered in 1930 ==== 
 +After Pluto was discovered in 1930, it was the ninth planet of the solar system. It has five moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberosand Hydra. In 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet as other even larger objects are known in the Kuiper Belt, like the dwarf planet Eris. [([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pluto-discovered|History]])]
  
 ===== Pluto name ===== ===== Pluto name =====
-As is the case for most planets orbiting the Sun, Pluto was named after a Roman god — Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld. The name was proposed by an 11-year-old girl, Venetia Burney (1918–2009)[(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto#Name)].+As is the case for most planets orbiting the Sun, Pluto was named after a Roman god — Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld. The name was proposed by an 11-year-old girl, Venetia Burney (1918–2009)[([[https://www.space.com/43-pluto-the-ninth-planet-that-was-a-dwarf.html|Space]])]
  
 ===== Pluto orbital period ===== ===== Pluto orbital period =====
-Pluto orbit varies between 30 and 49 Astronomical Units (AU), 4.4–7.4 billion km from the Sun, with period of 247.94 Earth years. This means that between discoveryand downgrade from the planet status, even not one-third of plutonian year passed[(https://www.universetoday.com/14344/how-long-is-a-year-on-pluto/)].+Pluto'orbit varies between 30 and 49 Astronomical Units (AU), or 4.4–7.4 billion kmfrom the Sun, with period of 247.94 Earth years. This means that between its discovery and downgrade from the planet status, even not one-third of a Plutonian year passed[([[https://www.universetoday.com/14344/how-long-is-a-year-on-pluto/|Universe Today]])] 
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