Pluto (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226
M.W. Buie, W.M. Grundy, E.F. Young, L.A. Young, S.A. Stern (2006). "Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1, and S/2005 P2". Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 290–298. arXiv:astro-ph/0512491. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..290B. doi:10.1086/504422. S2CID 119386667.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Tombaugh, C. W. (1946). "The Search for the Ninth Planet, Pluto". Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflets. 5 (209): 73–80. Bibcode:1946ASPL....5...73T.
Margot, Jean-Luc (2015). "A quantitative criterion for defining planets". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (6): 185. arXiv:1507.06300. Bibcode:2015AJ....150..185M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/185. S2CID 51684830.
C.B. Olkin, L.H. Wasserman, O.G. Franz (2003). "The mass ratio of Charon to Pluto from Hubble Space Telescope astrometry with the fine guidance sensors" (PDF). Icarus. 164 (1): 254–259. Bibcode:2003Icar..164..254O. doi:10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00136-2. Retrieved March 13, 2007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
B. Sicardy, W. Beisker; et al. (2006). "Observing two Pluto stellar approaches in 2006: results on Pluto's atmosphere and detection of Hydra". Aas/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #38. 38. Bibcode:2006DPS....38.3106S. Retrieved March 13, 2007.

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Tombaugh, C. W. (1946). "The Search for the Ninth Planet, Pluto". Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflets. 5 (209): 73–80. Bibcode:1946ASPL....5...73T.
B. Sicardy, W. Beisker; et al. (2006). "Observing two Pluto stellar approaches in 2006: results on Pluto's atmosphere and detection of Hydra". Aas/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #38. 38. Bibcode:2006DPS....38.3106S. Retrieved March 13, 2007.

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M.W. Buie, W.M. Grundy, E.F. Young, L.A. Young, S.A. Stern (2006). "Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1, and S/2005 P2". Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 290–298. arXiv:astro-ph/0512491. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..290B. doi:10.1086/504422. S2CID 119386667.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
John Lewis, ed. (2004). Physics and chemistry of the solar system (2 ed.). Elsevier. p. 64. ISBN 9780124467446.
K. Croswell (1997). Planet quest: the epic discovery of alien solar systems. The Free Press. pp. 43. ISBN 978-0684832524.
Mark Littman (1990). Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System. Wiley. pp. 70. ISBN 047151053X.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; Simple English: 69^th place)

Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226
M.W. Buie, W.M. Grundy, E.F. Young, L.A. Young, S.A. Stern (2006). "Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1, and S/2005 P2". Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 290–298. arXiv:astro-ph/0512491. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..290B. doi:10.1086/504422. S2CID 119386667.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Margot, Jean-Luc (2015). "A quantitative criterion for defining planets". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (6): 185. arXiv:1507.06300. Bibcode:2015AJ....150..185M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/185. S2CID 51684830.

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A. Akwagyiram (2005). "Farewell Pluto?". BBC News. Retrieved March 5, 2006.
P. Rincon (January 13, 2006). "The girl who named a planet". Pluto: The Discovery of Planet X. BBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2007.

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Ghosh, Pallab (July 14, 2015). "Man who 'killed Pluto' has no regrets". Retrieved February 18, 2019.

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O. Gingerich (2006). "The path to defining planets" (PDF). Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and IAU EC Planet Definition Committee chair. Retrieved March 13, 2007.

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T.B. Spahr (2006). "MPEC 2006-R19 : Editorial Notice". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 7, 2006.

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Seligman, Courtney. "Rotation Period and Day Length". Retrieved August 13, 2009.

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B. Mager. "The search continues". Pluto: The Discovery of Planet X. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

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Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226
M.W. Buie, W.M. Grundy, E.F. Young, L.A. Young, S.A. Stern (2006). "Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1, and S/2005 P2". Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 290–298. arXiv:astro-ph/0512491. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..290B. doi:10.1086/504422. S2CID 119386667.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
W.G. Hoyt (1976). "W H. Pickering's planetary predictions and the discovery of Pluto". Isis. 67 (4): 551–564. doi:10.1086/351668. JSTOR 230561. PMID 794024. S2CID 26512655.
Margot, Jean-Luc (2015). "A quantitative criterion for defining planets". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (6): 185. arXiv:1507.06300. Bibcode:2015AJ....150..185M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/185. S2CID 51684830.
C.B. Olkin, L.H. Wasserman, O.G. Franz (2003). "The mass ratio of Charon to Pluto from Hubble Space Telescope astrometry with the fine guidance sensors" (PDF). Icarus. 164 (1): 254–259. Bibcode:2003Icar..164..254O. doi:10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00136-2. Retrieved March 13, 2007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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David L. Clark and David E. Hobart (2000). "Reflections on the Legacy of a Legend" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2007.

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"Astronomers Measure Mass of Largest Dwarf Planet". hubblesite. 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2007.

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W.G. Hoyt (1976). "W H. Pickering's planetary predictions and the discovery of Pluto". Isis. 67 (4): 551–564. doi:10.1086/351668. JSTOR 230561. PMID 794024. S2CID 26512655.

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"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 134340 Pluto". Retrieved June 12, 2008.
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

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"Pluto Overview". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"In Depth | Pluto". NASA Solar System Exploration. 9 November 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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David R. Williams. "Planetary Fact Sheet". NASA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2007.

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JPL/NASA (April 22, 2015). "What is a Dwarf Planet?". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

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D. Shiga (2006). "Pluto added to official "minor planet" list". NewScientist. Retrieved September 8, 2006.

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Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226
W.G. Hoyt (1976). "W H. Pickering's planetary predictions and the discovery of Pluto". Isis. 67 (4): 551–564. doi:10.1086/351668. JSTOR 230561. PMID 794024. S2CID 26512655.

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"Name Pluto given to body believed to be planet X". The New York Times. New York City. The Associated Press. May 25, 1930. p. 1. Pluto, the title of the Roman gods of the region of darkness, was announced tonight at Lowell Observatory here as the name chosen for the recently discovered trans-Neptunian body, which is believed to be the long-sought Planet X.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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Allison M. Heinrichs (2006). "Dwarfed by comparison". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.

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Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226
M.W. Buie, W.M. Grundy, E.F. Young, L.A. Young, S.A. Stern (2006). "Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1, and S/2005 P2". Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 290–298. arXiv:astro-ph/0512491. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..290B. doi:10.1086/504422. S2CID 119386667.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
W.G. Hoyt (1976). "W H. Pickering's planetary predictions and the discovery of Pluto". Isis. 67 (4): 551–564. doi:10.1086/351668. JSTOR 230561. PMID 794024. S2CID 26512655.
Margot, Jean-Luc (2015). "A quantitative criterion for defining planets". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (6): 185. arXiv:1507.06300. Bibcode:2015AJ....150..185M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/185. S2CID 51684830.

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Calvin J. Hamilton (February 12, 2006). "Dwarf Planet Pluto". Views of the Solar System. Retrieved January 10, 2007.

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J. Rao (2005). "Finding Pluto: Tough Task, Even 75 Years Later". SPACE.com. Retrieved September 8, 2006.

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Richard Gray (August 10, 2008). "Pluto should get back planet status, say astronomers". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.

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Ian Ridpath (December 1978). "Pluto—Planet or Impostor?" (PDF). Astronomy: 6–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2010.

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K.M. Claxton. "The Planet 'Pluto'". Parents' Union School Diamond Jubilee Magazine, 1891–1951 (Ambleside: PUS, 1951), p. 30–32. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2007.

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C.B. Olkin, L.H. Wasserman, O.G. Franz (2003). "The mass ratio of Charon to Pluto from Hubble Space Telescope astrometry with the fine guidance sensors" (PDF). Icarus. 164 (1): 254–259. Bibcode:2003Icar..164..254O. doi:10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00136-2. Retrieved March 13, 2007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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David R. Williams. "Planetary Fact Sheet". NASA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
Ian Ridpath (December 1978). "Pluto—Planet or Impostor?" (PDF). Astronomy: 6–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
Richard Gray (August 10, 2008). "Pluto should get back planet status, say astronomers". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
K.M. Claxton. "The Planet 'Pluto'". Parents' Union School Diamond Jubilee Magazine, 1891–1951 (Ambleside: PUS, 1951), p. 30–32. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
Allison M. Heinrichs (2006). "Dwarfed by comparison". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
David L. Clark and David E. Hobart (2000). "Reflections on the Legacy of a Legend" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2007.

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Stern, S. A.; et al. (October 16, 2015), "The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons", Science, 350 (6258) aad1815: aad1815-1–aad1815-8, arXiv:1510.07704, Bibcode:2015Sci...350.1815S, doi:10.1126/science.aad1815, ISSN 0036-8075, PMID 26472913, S2CID 1220226

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