Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:astronomy
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| gptkbp:atmosphere |
nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide
thin atmosphere primarily of nitrogen |
| gptkbp:average_temperature |
-229 degrees Celsius
|
| gptkbp:consists_of |
gptkb:Pluto
gptkb:Charon |
| gptkbp:country |
5 known moons
numerous impact craters |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
named after the Roman god of the underworld
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
2,377 kilometers
approximately 2,377 kilometers |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Clyde_Tombaugh
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:1930
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 5.9 billion kilometers
|
| gptkbp:eccentricity |
0.2488
|
| gptkbp:geological_features |
mountains, valleys, and plains
|
| gptkbp:geological_formation |
evidence of past geological activity
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
reddish-brown
varies with latitude |
| gptkbp:has_exploration_date |
flyby on July 14, 2015
|
| gptkbp:has_exploration_significance |
first close-up images of a Kuiper Belt object
|
| gptkbp:has_field |
no significant magnetic field detected
|
| gptkbp:has_formation_history |
formed from the accretion of material in the Kuiper Belt
|
| gptkbp:has_historical_significance |
reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
|
| gptkbp:has_naming_convention |
named after the Roman god Pluto
|
| gptkbp:has_orbital_dynamics |
complex orbital dynamics due to Charon's mass.
|
| gptkbp:has_orbital_path |
elliptical orbit
|
| gptkbp:has_orbital_plane |
inclined to the ecliptic plane
|
| gptkbp:has_surface_features_type |
icy plains and mountains
|
| gptkbp:has_surface_ices |
presence of nitrogen and methane ices
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pluto-Charon system
|
| gptkbp:investment |
about 1/100,000 of Earth's atmosphere
|
| gptkbp:is_explored_in |
gptkb:New_Horizons
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:mass |
1.31 x 10^22 kg
|
| gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
average distance of 39.5 AU from the Sun
|
| gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
17.1 degrees
|
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
248 Earth years
1:1 resonance with Charon Charon is tidally locked to Pluto |
| gptkbp:population_density |
1.86 g/cm³
|
| gptkbp:research_interest |
study of dwarf planets and Kuiper Belt objects
|
| gptkbp:rotation_period |
6.39 Earth days
|
| gptkbp:seasonal_activities |
seasonal changes in surface pressure and temperature
|
| gptkbp:surface |
gptkb:Sputnik_Planitia
approximately 1.7 million km² nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide ices |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pluto
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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