How Long is a Day on Pluto?
Pluto takes 6 days and 9 hours to complete one rotation, so this is how long a day is on Pluto.
One interesting note is that Pluto's moon Charon is tidally locked around Pluto. This means that Charon takes 6 days and 9 hours to orbit around Pluto - the same amount of time it takes for a day on Pluto. This means that Charon is always at the same place in the sky when seen from Pluto.
You would have the same view from Charon as well. From some vantage points on Charon, Pluto would always hang at the same spot in the sky, and for other parts, you wouldn't be able to see Pluto at all.
Filed under: Astronomy
May 26th, 2008 at 9:33 am
it says:
"Pluto takes 6 days and 9 hours to complete one revolution, so this is how long a day is on Pluto."
A revolution is how long it takes to go around the sun. A rotation is how long it takes to spin on its axis.
A rotation is its day, a revolution is its year.
Just thought I'd let you know
May 26th, 2008 at 9:35 am
LOLA is correct. You made a mistake on your website, and you need to change it, otherwise kids can get it mixed up, ecspecially if they are doing a report.
Good job lola