How to play Meet Pluto.
Drag the planet pictures located top of the screen over their outlines, moving in orbit in the middle.
Rolling over a planet will show some information about its name, inclination and period.
Try to position the dragged planet picture ahead in the orbit of the moving outline and wait, rather than chase it.
In version 2.0 from 2017, the planets are no longer lost on incorrect drop.
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Knowledge Achievements:
Know the tidal lock of Pluto and Charon.
Winning the game rewards +1
Knowledge Level on Planeta 42.
Application Content:
Arrangeable planets and objects included in this game are:
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Pluto
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Charon
Planet |
Styx
Moon |
Hydra
Moon |
Nix
Moon |
Kerboros
Moon |
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The 9th planet.
Until 21 century, Pluto was considered a single planet. It was also called a dwarf planet.
When telescopes became bigger and sharper, they noticed something odd about Pluto.
It seemed there is not only one planet, but two of them! The mistery was revealed when the New Horizons space probe approached the planet back in 2015 and found not only Pluto and its companion Charon, but another 4 more satellites orbiting the twin planets. Although Charon is much smaller than Pluto, it had enough power to catch his big brother in its orbit, so now they both are circling around each other in a strange dance, while the rest of the moons are moving around them both.