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THE EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
ncert.nic.inTill recently (August 2006), Pluto was also considered a planet. However, in a meeting of the International Astronomical Union, a decision was taken that Pluto like other celestial objects (Ceres, 2003 UB 313) discovered in recent past may be called ‘dwarf planets.” The Earth The earth is the third nearest planet to the sun. In
How do we Determine the Mass of a Planet?
www.giss.nasa.govPluto 129 x 1021 How do we know the mass of the planets? Is there a scale large enough to hold a planet? The method astronomers use to determine the mass of the planet is similar to the procedure used in Activity III. In space whenever a body such as a moon or satellite is orbiting a planet, the centripetal
OURSOLARSYSTEM
www.nasa.govPluto and Charon Comets. Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud What Is a Planet? Educational Product Educators Grades K–12+ LS-2013-07-003-HQ. JPL 400-1489 07/13. NASA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. The NASA portal (www.nasa.gov) is the gateway for information about content, programs, and services offered for the general
Our Solar System - New Jersey Institute of Technology
web.njit.eduPluto is a special case – Smaller than any of the terrestrial planets – Intermediate average density of about 1900 kg/m3 – Its density suggests it is composed of a mixture of ice and rock Pluto – special case: no longer a planet! Distance and size, drawn to scale.