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In which year was the planet Pluto discovered?
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#71864. Asked by Saiqa.
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Brainyblonde
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Pluto is a planetary oddball, a strange world that has baffled scientists ever since it was discovered in 1930.
Pluto is no longer considered the last planet by virtue of the new (August 2006) definition of a planet.
http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/pluto.html
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kingfeuder9997
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Clyde Tombaugh found Pluto on Feb. 18, 1930 in a concerted scan of the sky.
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jonnowales
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One of the two that I actually know :)
1930.
The real question is though, is it a planet :O
I don't think you are supposed to answer that :)
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