PLUTO

Pluto was discovered in 1930, and at that time was thought to be a planet. The furthest from the sun, its a small world earths moon is twice as wide as Pluto. Pluto is the God of the under world a dark cold place. That's what Pluto is, in August 2006 Astronomers from round the world decided it will not be, called a planet, because of its weak gravity. Pluto is now called a dwarf planet. That means there are only eight planets in the solar , system. Other dwarf planets are called Ceres. Astronomers hope to discover more as time goes on.       

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