What would happen if Pluto was closer to the sun?

When Pluto is closer to the sun, the ices on the dwarf planet’s surface sublimate (transform from a solid to a gas), creating a tenuous atmosphere. Photos from the Hubble Space Telescope show that the surface of Pluto has large differences in brightness, suggesting the dwarf planet may have a varied landscape.

What would happen if we blew up Pluto?

If Pluto is destroyed, there will not be major effects due to absence of its gravity on the comets passing by, or other planets. The reason is, Pluto is a dwarf planet, not even as big as Earth’s moon. Hence, it’s gravity is not as much strong as to influence other planets/passing comets.

What made Pluto explode?

In his novel World of Ptavvs (1966), it is theorized to have been a moon of Neptune knocked out of orbit by an interstellar craft moving near the speed of light. A fusion-driven spacecraft landing on Pluto in this story releases the frozen methane, oxygen, etc., and causes the entire planet to be engulfed in flames.

How long would it take to go to Pluto at the speed of light?

Other Galaxies

Can we live on Pluto yes or no?

As such, there is simply no way life could survive on the surface of Pluto. Between the extreme cold, low atmospheric pressure, and constant changes in the atmosphere, no known organism could survive. However, that does not rule out the possibility of life being found inside the planet.

What if Neptune exploded?

The explosion may result to a shock wave and enormous amounts of X rays and gamma radiations will be produced. Well, you’ll lose the eighth planet. The Scientists and astrophysicists will worry, the universe wouldn’t care.

Which planet has been destroyed?

Putilin suggested that Phaeton was destroyed due to centrifugal forces, giving it a diameter of approximately 6,880 kilometers and a rotational speed of 2.6 hours. Eventually, the planet became so distorted that parts of it near its equator were spun off into space.

How far is Pluto from Sun?

39 astronomical units
From an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), Pluto is 39 astronomical units away from the Sun. One astronomical unit (abbreviated as AU), is the distance from the Sun to Earth. From this distance, it takes sunlight 5.5 hours to travel from the Sun to Pluto.

How long does it take sunlight to travel to Pluto?

From this distance, it takes sunlight 5.5 hours to travel from the sun to Pluto. If you were to stand on the surface of Pluto at noon, the sun would be 1/900 the brightness it is here on Earth, or about 300 times as bright as our full moon.

How does the atmosphere of Pluto compare to Earth?

Pluto’s low gravity (about six percent of Earth’s) causes the atmosphere to be much more extended in altitude than our planet’s atmosphere. Pluto becomes much colder during the part of each year when it is traveling far away from the sun. During this time, the bulk of the planet’s atmosphere may freeze and fall as snow to the surface.

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

However, that all changed in the year 2006, when the International Astronomical Union took away our beloved Pluto’s status as a planet. All the rhymes we had learnt were suddenly useless. Pluto, named after the God of the Underworld, was suddenly not a planet anymore.

What are some mind-blowing facts about Pluto?

Pluto is orbited by five known moons, the largest of which is Charon. Charon is about half the size of Pluto itself, making it the largest satellite relative to the planet it orbits in our solar system. Pluto and Charon are often referred to as a “double planet.” Pluto is the only world (so far) named by an 11-year-old girl.