Strange OrbitPluto travels a very elliptical orbit around the sun that at one time during the year it is very far from the sun (aphelion) and at the other end of the orbit, it is even closer to the sun than Neptune.
Different RotationPluto spins in the opposite direction as Earth, which means the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Only Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation.
Dark DaysThe sky is so dark on Pluto that a person would be able to see stars during the day.
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Fight for Naming P5There currently is a big fight about what P5 should be named. Star Trek's William Shatner has suggested to have it named Vulcan, after the home planet of one of the characters of the show, Mr. Spock. Other popular names for this moon are Mickey, Minney, Spot and Fido.
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FYI: This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo not Miss Rider singing this!
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