Infographic: Happy 90th discovery anniversary, Pluto!

Do you ever gaze into space and wonder what lies beyond the edge of the observable? We definitely do. We can also only imagine what an indescribable feeling it must be to discover a new celestial object and be able to mark it on the sky map for the rest of the world to notice. 

It’s been 90 years since astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. For a long time, Pluto was believed to be the 9th planet of our Solar System. But in 2006, just as other celestial bodies the same size of Pluto were discovered, it was demoted to a dwarf planet. 

Discover more statistics of Pluto and 10 important dates in the history of this unique and icy dwarf planet in our brand new insight report:

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