How Many Moons Does Pluto Have? - Worldatlas.com

8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Aidan Remple
by Aidan Remple
Pluto is a dwarf planet orbited by a total of five known moons, four of which are too small to become spherical. The largest moon of Pluto is Charon.
In 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet. By changing what it means to be a planet, astronomers excluded Pluto and other small worlds from being defined as planets. Despite Plutos demot… [+2811 chars]
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