The document discusses facts about Pluto, including that it used to be considered the smallest planet and has at least 3 moons around the same size as itself. Pluto is much colder than Earth without life, orbits the sun in 248 years, and became classified as a dwarf planet in 2006. It was named by an 11-year old girl and is located near Neptune as one of the farthest dwarf planets from the sun, with its 3 moons being named Charon, Hydra and Nix.

1. Hanna Brown, Anna Coleman, Justin
Chang, and Alec Martinez
May 2013

2. Neighbors
Used to be the smallest planet
Has at least 3 moons
moons are about the same size as its self
Diameter is 1,500 miles!

3. Pluto vs.
Earth
Pluto is colder than Earth
Earth has life forms, Pluto doesn’t
Earth is closer to the sun
Pluto is not as big

4. Cool facts
Pluto has moons as big as it’s self!
August 24, 2006 Pluto became a dwarf
planet
Takes 248 years to orbit around the sun
The first dwarf planet found

5. How it got
it’s name
Pluto was named by 11 year old girl.

6. Location
Next to Neptune
One of the farthest dwarf planets from the
sun

7. Moons
Has at least 3 moons
Moons names are Charon ,Hydra and Nix