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Potential for Life
Potential for Life
Pluto's extremely cold surface makes it unlikely to sustain human life. However, there could be other undiscovered life forms found on Pluto.
What is a Day on Pluto Like?
Since Pluto is so much farther from the Sun, the amount of sunlight that reaches Pluto is much less that what we receive on Earth. The sun appears about 1,000 times dimmer than how it appears on Earth. According to NASA, instead of a big yellow disc, the Sun would look more like other stars, although the Sun would be the brightest object in the sky.
A day on Pluto lasts 6.4 Earth days or 153.3 hours long
Axis Tilt
Axis Tilt
The axis of rotation is tilted 57 degrees, so it spins almost on its side. Pluto also exhibits a retrograde rotation; spinning from east to west like Venus and Uranus.
Seasons of Pluto
Pluto has a seasonal cycle due to the inclination of its poles to the plane of its orbit. Pluto's seasonal temperature range from minus 418 to minus 364 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 250 to minus 220 Celsius). So, while it's never warm on Pluto, it has warmer seasons. With that being said Pluto technically only has one season, but depicting on where the planet is located determined how hot or cold the weather maybe.
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