Pluto I’m a dwarf with a heart! I was discovered in 1930 by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh as the ninth planet from the Sun, but I was reclassified as a “dwarf planet” in 2006. In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft sent back lots of scientific data and beautiful photos of me, some which show a giant heart-shaped area on my face, but you wouldn’t want to try to live on me. I’m mostly made of rock and ice, I'm very cold, and my atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, with some methane and carbon monoxide. Plus, I am so far from the Sun that even daylight here is fainter than twilight on Earth.
Charon I was discovered in 1978 and am the largest of Pluto’s five moons, but I’m more than just an ordinary satellite. I’m more than half as big as Pluto, and because Pluto and I actually revolve around each other, we are sometimes called a “double planet.” Scientists have nicknamed my dark cap “Mordor” after a part of “Middle Earth” in Tolkien’s book, The Lord of The Rings. My orbit is “synchronous” with my rotation, so the same side of me always faces Pluto, just like the same side of your Moon always faces Earth. My little brother and sister moons are named Styx, Nyx, Kerberos and Hydra.
Features
Height of toy seated is approximately 5" (Pluto) and 4" (Charon)
All New Materials
Content: Polyester Fiber
Conforms to all EU and US Consumer Product Safety Commission Toy Regulations
Hand Made in China
Rated "0+" . . . Appropriate for children of all ages
The two characters interact with each other by a magnet inserted inside a safety pouch between the shell and stuffing
Care. Spot clean with mild detergent and cold water, but toy may be machine washed in cold water, gentle cycle, if needed. Best to dry at low or no heat in a pillow case or similar to reduce risk of scratching "eyes."
My son turned three today and is in love with his celestial buddies! We got the solar system, 12 in total! They are well made and easily discernible - he knew what each was immediately!
He loves the other dwarf planets too, so I'm hoping you guys release them in the future!
They were so excited to receive this. My oldest is obsessed with space and loved seeing all the different types of stars on the puzzle and reading about them on the poster. They were eager to get started on this puzzle and watch it come to life.
Great size, well made and very cute! My son loves it and we’ve been playing with earth, and all the gas planets everyday since getting them! We just recently added Polaris, Polaris ab and b to our collection and love those as well!
