Dwarf planet Pluto
Orbital characteristics
| Epoch 21-Sep-2006 (2454000.5 JD) | |
| Apoapsis | 49.316 AU |
| 7.3776×109 km | |
| Periapsis | 29.574 AU |
| 4.4242×109 km | |
| Semi-major axis | 39.445 AU |
| 5.9009×109 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2502487 |
| Inclination | 17.089 ° |
| Longitude of asc. node | 110.38 ° |
| Argument of periapsis | 112.60 ° |
| Orbital period | 90487.3 days |
| 247.7 years | |
| Avg. orbital speed | 4.667 km/s |
Physical characteristics
| Mean diameter | 2374.0 km |
| Mass | 1.303×1022 kg |
| Avg. density | 1.860 g/cm3 |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.617 m/s2 |
| 0.063 g | |
| Escape velocity | 1.210 km/s |
| Rotation period (synodic) | 153.29 hours |
| Albedo | 0.490 |
This model and terrain maps are based on data transmitted by NASA's New Horizon spacecraft during its flyby through Pluto system in 2015. Some of the terrain (south of about 30°S and the Eastern hemisphere) was in darkness leading up to and during the flyby, so there is no much data about it.
Downloads
Models
Models are given in Stanford Triangle Format (PLY) and Alias Waveform Format (OBJ) - you can use MeshLab or any other tool to convert them to other formats.
- Pluto (July 2017) (PLY 4.6 MB) (OBJ 9.8 MB)
Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis may differ from planetocentric poles, especially for small irregular bodies.
Surface Textures
Textures are simple cylindrical projections with prime meridian at the middle, provided at the highest resolution available.
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Pluto (Grayscale 2015)
(JPEG, 18630×9315px, 7.9 MB) -
Pluto (Grayscale 2016)
(JPEG, 12436×6218px, 12.1 MB) -
Pluto (Grayscale 2017)
(JPEG, 24888×12444px, 22.5 MB) -
Pluto (Color 2015)
(JPEG, 5999×3000px, 1.2 MB) -
Pluto (Color 2017)
(JPEG, 5926×2963px, 2.3 MB)
