Sunday, June 23, 2013

What Does Pluto Look Like?

This past week in class we talked a great amount about the planet Pluto.  We learned that Pluto is completely made up of ice.  That is why it looks solid and grey in photographs.  Also, Pluto was considered the ninth planet until lately. It is now considered a very large dwarf planet and fits the characteristics of a Plutoid because it doesn't fit the criteria for a Jovian or Terrestrial planet.  It also has five moons, the largest being Charon.

In 2015, a space craft is planning to take a closer look at Pluto.  Until then, I sketched my own prediction of what I think it looks like.  Notice it is mostly grey (since it is mostly ice).

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