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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's orbit varies between 30 and 49 Astronomical Units (AU), or 4.4–7.4 billion km, from the Sun, with a 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/)].+Pluto's orbit varies between 30 and 49 Astronomical Units (AU), or 4.4–7.4 billion km, from the Sun, with a 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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