Uranus, Neptune, and pluto

when is new horizons launched? what did the mission accomplish? where is it heading?

Continuing into Kuiper Belt Launched in 2006 by NASA Fly by another space object in the kuiper belt

what has been found on Triton?

Ice volcanoes and Nitrogen geyesers`

What did the new horzions help us understand bette?

More accurate size of Pluto Young icy mountains on the surface Atmosphere composed of: Nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide (shifts between gas and ice)

How many moons does Neptune have? What is special about Triton?

Neptune has 13 moons, but only two can be seen from Earth: Triton and Nereid Triton is in a retrograde orbit; Nereid's orbit is highly eccentric Triton's surface has few craters, indicating an active surface

how many rings does Neptune have?

Neptune has five rings: three narrow and two wide

when was Pluto discovered, and what was the initial thought?

Pluto was discovered in 1930. It was thought to be needed to explain irregularities in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, but it turned out that there were no such irregularities.

What is the name of plutos large moon? When was it discovered?

Pluto's large moon, Charon, was discovered in 1978. It is orbitally locked to Pluto, and about a sixth as large.

What is made of Uranus and Neptune atmosphere? Which planet can you see the bands clearly?

Uranus and Neptune are cold enough that ammonia freezes; methane dominates and gives the characteristic blue color Neptune allows for more surface storms to pop up.

how was Uranus and Neptune rings found?

Uranus and Neptune have faint ring systems, recently detected via stellar occultation

How many moons does Uranus have? What is special about the moon Miranda?

Uranus has 27 moons, five of which are major: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon Umbriel is the darkest Miranda is unusual because the origin of the cracks and grooves is unknown.

When was Uranus discovered, and by who? When was Neptune discovered, and how?

Uranus was discovered in 1781 by Herschel; first planet to be discovered in more than 2000 years Neptune was discovered in 1846, after analysis of Uranus's orbit indicated its presence

What space craft helped with images for both Uranus and Neptune?

Voyager 2

What is special about Uranus rotation?

Well its perpendicular to the rest of the planets, Opposite direction. (like Venus) Axis of rotation lies almost in the plane of its orbit. Seasonal variations are extreme

what is plutos orbit? whos path does it cross?

orbit is eccentric and inclined to the plane of the ecliptic; it also crosses the orbit of Neptune