Pluto

Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.  The Greeks know Pluto as Hades.  Pluto's moon is Charon.  Pluto's symbol is a combination of the first two letters of its name and or the initials of the noted astronomer Perciual Lowell.

PLUTO FACTS
Equatorial Diameter: 2,274 km
Mass: 0.0026 x Earth's.
Density: 1.1.
Surface Gravity: 0.03 x Earth's.
Distance from the sun: 39.785a.u., 5,965,200km.
Year length: 367 days
Rotation period: 6 days, 09hours, 18 minutes.
Atmosphere: unknown
Satellites: 1
 
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