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![Pluto](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_902271c8be154bc0a617f2aaccda1968~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_517,h_517,al_c,lg_1,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/Pluto%201.png)
Size & Distance
![Size](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_b887d81d6f454afb9699ab9642afbc99~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_171,h_128,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Size.jpg)
* 3 billion miles away!
Pluto Info
Pluto (classed as a 'dwarf planet')
(more details below)
Geology
![Geode](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_229e7814ef4548ceb8d40eba11143d9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_129,h_153,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Geode.jpg)
* Classed as an iced dwarf
Atmosphere / Weather
![Weather](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_a63484261ea44a659a324fe4aed0f11b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_119,h_172,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Weather%202.png)
* Average surface temperature -230c, extreme cold icy surface
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* Trace nitrogen & methane
Orbit & Rotation
![Orbit Size Distance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_8877a81e7b7b4d48bbbd25288b6032a2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_127,h_143,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Orbit%20Size%20Distance.png)
* Part of the 'Kuiper Belt' that orbits the Sun (see illustration below)
![Kuiper Belt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16e1b4_31e5351a111b4bdb82af9bd6c2baf401~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_416,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Kuiper%20Belt.jpg)
credit - NASA
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