Pluto

The IAU has redefined Pluto as a "plutoid", a class which also includes the large Kuiper Belt Object Eris. See the IAU Press Release.

General Information

• Pluto Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Reference Books on Pluto

Missions to Pluto

Future Missions

• New Horizons - Pluto Flyby, Kuiper Belt mission (2006)

Data

• Images of Pluto (Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging)
• Images of Pluto (NSSDC Photo Gallery)

Press Releases

• Pluto's redefinition as a "dwarf planet" - IAU Resolution (24 August 2006)
• Nix and Hydra - names chosen for Pluto's moons.
• Hubble Space Telescope discovers two new moons around Pluto.
• "New Horizons" mission chosen for flight to Pluto.
• "New Horizons" and "POSSE" - two missions chosen for feasibility studies.
• Pluto-Kuiper Express - NASA Flyby Mission to Pluto (Cancelled)
• New mission proposals solicited (20 Dec 2000)