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Pluto


2006 Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet'

1999 Pluto again becomes outermost planet

1997 Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer, discovered Pluto in 1930, dies at 90

1996 1st surface photos of Pluto by Hubble Space Telescope

1979 Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer)

1978 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced

1967 Pinto Colvig, animation voice (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75

1944 Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating

1938 William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79

1930 Planet Pluto named

1930 Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory

1930 U.S. astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto

1930 Clyde Tombaugh photographs planet Pluto

1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)

1906 Clyde William Tombaugh, U.S., astronomer, discovered Pluto

1892 Pinto Colvig, OR, animation voice, Goofy, Pluto

1855 Percival "Percy" Lowell, U.S. astronomer, predicted discovery of Pluto



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