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  2. Atmosphere of Pluto - Wikipedia

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    0.0001%. Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) 10 -5 -10 -6 %. The atmosphere of Pluto is the layer of gasses that surround the dwarf planet Pluto. It consists mainly of nitrogen (N 2), with minor amounts of methane (CH 4) and carbon monoxide (CO), all of which are vaporized from surface ices on Pluto 's surface. It contains layered haze, probably consisting ...

  3. Pluto - Wikipedia

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    Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.

  4. Orders of magnitude (pressure) - Wikipedia

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    Orders of magnitude (pressure) This is a tabulated listing of the orders of magnitude in relation to pressure expressed in pascals. psi values, prefixed with + and -, denote values relative to Earth's sea level standard atmospheric pressure (psig); otherwise, psia is assumed. Magnitude. Pressure. lbf/in 2 or dB.

  5. Atmospheric pressure - Wikipedia

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    The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa (1,013.25 hPa), which is equivalent to 1,013.25 millibars, [ 1 ] 760 mm Hg, 29.9212 inches Hg, or 14.696 psi. [ 2 ] The atm unit is roughly equivalent to the mean sea-level atmospheric pressure on Earth; that is, the Earth's atmospheric pressure at sea level is ...

  6. We're going to reach Pluto for the first time in history ...

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    NASA will stream live coverage of the incoming message starting at 8:30 pm ET Tuesday. NASA also has a way that you can experience the flyby in real time with their app " Eyes on Pluto.

  7. Geology of Pluto - Wikipedia

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    Geology of Pluto. The geology of Pluto consists of the characteristics of the surface, crust, and interior of Pluto. Because of Pluto's distance from Earth, in-depth study from Earth is difficult. Many details about Pluto remained unknown until 14 July 2015, when New Horizons flew through the Pluto system and began transmitting data back to ...

  8. Extraterrestrial atmosphere - Wikipedia

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    Extraterrestrial atmosphere. Major features of the Solar System (not to scale) Graphs of escape velocity against surface temperature of some Solar System objects showing which gases are retained. The objects are drawn to scale, and their data points are at the black dots in the middle. The study of extraterrestrial atmospheres is an active ...

  9. Moons of Pluto - Wikipedia

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    Moons of Pluto. The dwarf planet Pluto has five natural satellites. [1] In order of distance from Pluto, they are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. [2] Charon, the largest, is mutually tidally locked with Pluto, and is massive enough that Pluto and Charon are sometimes considered a binary dwarf planet.