Pluto: Greek And Roman Mythology In Translation

People love Pluto, whether they are young or old it does not seem to matter. The ‘planet’ (and Walt Disney’s beloved character) holds a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. Yet, this only became clear to me after reading The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I remember when Pluto’s classification changed from being a planet to a dwarf planet however, I was never aware of how big of a controversy it caused. The fact that there was a conference deciding whether or not we should keep Pluto as our ninth planet was not something I was aware of previously to this book. Tyson does a wonderful job explaining the story of Pluto and not only the how the planet was reclassified but also why.

Outer space is a realm of new discoveries and possibilities. There is one particular planet in our solar system that is brimming with these possibilities. However, for nine years it has not actually been considered a planet. The “dwarf planet”, Pluto, has been overlooked and misrepresented in astronomy and planetary science. Since being demoted from planet status to dwarf planet status, little Pluto has raised some big questions about what defines a planet and what does not. In this paper, I will attempt to persuade you that Pluto should be promoted back to its original planet status. First, I will give you a brief history of Pluto, from its discovery to what prompted its reclassification. Next, I will explain the definition of a planet as given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the definition’s flaws. Finally, I will discuss the recent discoveries of the New Horizons mission and how these new discoveries should lead to the reclassification of Pluto to its original planet status.

It was discovered in Arizona, USA and an eleven year old girl from England won the naming contest, naming the new planet "Pluto" after the Roman god of the underworld. Astronomers are not certain, but they think that the composition is similar to Triton's with 70% rock and 30% ice. It has a low pressure atmosphere containing nitrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide. It is about one sixth the mass of Earth's moon and has five natural satellites, it's most famous moon being Charon. The other four moons were discovered in the 21st century, named Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx. There is a spacecraft called New Horizons that has just made it to Pluto. This fairly recent discovery, however, did not even make a full revolution around the sun before it was demoted to a dwarf planet for not complying with the last of the three planet requirements: "It has cleared the neighborhood of its orbit of any other space debris." It has now been named a dwarf planet, a title given to celestial bodies what are missing just one of the three requirements to become a

Astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. In the 85 years since its discovery, it has yet to complete a single orbit of the Sun.

Today Pluto is now known as an icy gaseous white dwarf planet and is the second largest white dwarf planet with Eris being the largest. My submission will support my argument that Pluto should not be classified as a Planet or a Small Solar System Body, but a Dwarf Planet as classified in 2006, by the International Astronomical Union. First, the physical characteristics of Pluto support that Pluto has been properly reclassified as a dwarf planet. Pluto's density and size are much smaller than all other planets, as studies have confirmed that Pluto's width is 1582 miles long and the length is 1400 miles long and its mass is less than 0.024% of the planet earth.

Also named after the underworld, Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx are the five known

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by, Clyde Tombaugh, an American Astronomer. But, received its name by an 11 year old girl from England named Venetia Burney (NASA). In Roman mythology Pluto was the god of the Underworld. This name is believed to have won due to the fact that it is the farthest from the sun that it is in darkness, like the Underworld. However it was a total accident how Pluto was discovered in the first place.

If you are interested in planets, then Pluto’s history, similarities the sun, and fun facts are for you!

In the past the definition of a planet in space was a body that orbits a star, such as the sun, that reflects the star’s light and is larger than an asteroid. This is until new research by new technologies allowed us to learn more and change the definition of a planet. This new information changed the fact that Pluto is no longer a planet, but a dwarf. Dwarfs may confuse many people because it is hard to tell it apart from a planet.

Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. The telescope that took this picture is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Photographs taken from 2002 to 2003. (So whoever is reading this) Do you like telescopes or science? This newspaper for today will be about telescopes. Pluto is a dwarf planet. Pluto is different from most planets it’s smaller than most of them. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope from space. This telescope that took this image is a reflecting telescope.

Many gods and goddesses represented their jobs, including Pluto. As king of the underworld Pluto was often gloomy and depressing. One day he took notice of his niece Proserpine and realized how beautiful she was

In elementary school, I only learned about eight planets with the famous saying of, ‘My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos.’ So, I was never taught to think Pluto was a planet. I saw that it wasn’t planet on the internet and just went to with the concept. However, I wonder now, why can’t Pluto be a planet? Caltech planetary scientist Mike Brown can explain why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

The controversial topic whether Pluto is a planet of the solar system or not, can be answered simply.Pluto is correctly classified as a dwarf planet, therefore should no longer be represented as a planet.

Pluto is two thirds the size of Earth's moon. Pluto was discovered by an astronomer from the United States named Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. It takes Pluto 248 Earth years for it to make a full orbit around the sun. One day on Pluto is 6 1\2 days on Earth. Pluto is so cold and icy because it is around 40 times farther away from the sun than Earth is. Also, it is so cold on Pluto that oxygen Pluto is in a part of the Kuiper belt which is full of thousands of icy objects smaller than Pluto. Pluto also even has its own moons. Pluto has 5 of its own moons. Those moons are named Charon, Kerberos, Styx, Nix, and Hydra. Pluto’s largest moon is Charon. Charon is approximately half the size of Pluto.

Internal Summary/Preview: After discussing the discovery of “Planet X” through the beliefs of Percival Lowell and the actual finding done by Clyde Tombaugh, we will shift to discussing how “Planet X” got the name Pluto.