Facts about Pluto that we did not know

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Facts about Pluto that we did not know
<em>- Pluto got its name thanks to an eleven-year-old girl</em>
When in 1930 scientists discovered Pluto, they arranged a competition for the best name for a new planet. Offers came from all over the world.

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<em>- In 2006, Pluto was downgraded in status and officially became a dwarf planet No. 134340</em>
Pluto and his companion Charon, pictures from the station "New horizons":

<em>- Pluto has five satellites</em>
The diameter of Charon, the largest of them, is about half the diameter of Pluto, so they are often viewed as a binary system, since the orbits interact.

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<em>- Pluto is the only known planet with an atmosphere of nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide</em>
It is toxic to humans and varies depending on how close Pluto is to the Sun.

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<em>- On Pluto there is an underground ocean with frozen water</em>
Its depth is from 100 to 180 kilometers. This means that the water dwarf is three times more than on the Earth. The remaining 2/3 of the planet consist of hard rock and frozen nitrogen.
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