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With such a large distance from the Sun, Pluto is incredibly cold. But this temperature can vary enough to change the dwarf planet significantly. At its ... Temperature of Pluto | Universe Today...
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/pluto/temperature-...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/pluto/temperature-of-pluto/
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Since Pluto is so far from the sun its temperature is estimated to be as low as 33 kelvin. ... "Astronomers believe the temperature on Pluto may be about -390 to -370 degrees F (-230 to -220 degrees C)"
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hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/PaulStengel.shtml
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Earth-bound astronomers taking Pluto's temperature from nearly three billion miles away have confirmed suspicions that the planet is colder than it should be. It's thought that the planet’s lower temperature is the result of interactions between its icy surface and thin nitrogen atmosphere. ... Pluto Colder Than Expected ;
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060103_pluto_cold.html
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060103_pluto_cold.html
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Elliot said the Aug. 20 occultation was the first that allowed such a deep probing of the composition, pressure and the always-frigid temperature of Pluto's atmosphere, which ranges from -391 to -274 degrees Fahrenheit (-235 to -170 degrees Celsius).
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_warming_021009.htm...
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_warming_021009.html
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Because of the solid methane, scientists believe that the surface temperature of Pluto never reaches above 70 Kelvin. Pluto's temperature depends greatly on its orbit.
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library.thinkquest.org/C002416/pluto/index.htm
library.thinkquest.org/C002416/pluto/index.htm
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Not much information is known about Pluto's temperature. Pluto appears so small in telescopes that I doubt direct temperature measurements can be taken.
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct99/940684202.As.r.html
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Pluto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pluto , formal designation 134340 Pluto , is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (after Eris) and the tenth-largest body observed directly orbiting the Sun. Classified as a pl...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
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