PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF PLUTO AND OTHER DWARF PLANETS

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Vidmachenko A. P. Physical parameters of Pluto and other dwarf planets. Monograph. – International Science Group. Primedia eLaunch, Boston, USA, 2026. – 172 p.

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Introduction 6
1. Historical background on the cosmogony of the gas-dust cloud and the discovery of small and dwarf planets  

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2. Methods for determining the characteristics of distant bodies 16
2.1. Direct methods 16
2.2. Indirect methods 18
2.3. Methods for determining some celestial mechanical characteristics for distant bodies and the Solar System  

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3. Physical characteristics of dwarf planets according to remote sensing data 24
3.1. Pluto 24
3.2. Ceres 32
3.3. Other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt 37
3.4. Optical properties of trans-Neptunian objects 39
Conclusions to Section 3 44
4. Details about the discovery and new information about the now dwarf planet Pluto  

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5. Features of Pluto's rotation around its axis and around the Sun 53
6. Physical parameters of Pluto based on remote sensing results and the earliest data from the flight path  

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7. The history of the discovery and study of Pluto's atmosphere 63
8. Updating data on the physical characteristics of the dwarf planet Pluto thanks to the study of the New Horizons probe.  

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9. Physical parameters of the atmosphere of the dwarf planet Pluto 73
10. Chemical composition of Pluto's atmosphere 79
11. Gaseous and aerosol components in Pluto's atmosphere 84
12. The vertical structure of Pluto's atmosphere 89
13. The earliest data on the general characteristics of Pluto's relief 94
14. Update of data on the characteristics of Pluto's terrain 99
15. Features of the internal structure of Pluto 105
16. Features of the system of satellites around Pluto 109
17. The history of the discovery of Pluto's satellite Charon and its main characteristics  

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18. Hydra is a satellite of Pluto 119
19. Nix – Pluto’s moon 123
20. Cerberus is a satellite of Pluto 127
21. Styx – Pluto’s smallest moon 130
22. On the search for rings around Pluto 133
23. Changes in temperature and pressure in Pluto's atmosphere 136
24. Seasonal changes on Pluto 141
25. Dwarf planet 136199 Eris and its satellite 145
References 150