Hi guys! I am back!
Great blog posts Orla. I think mum wants to buy some masks from you for us.
I researched Pluto today. Enjoy my facts!
Pluto was named by an 11 year old girl.
Pluto has not completed an orbit since it was discovered.
Pluto and Neptune swap places for 20 years every 287 years.
Pluto’s full name is 134340 Pluto.
It is the largest dwarf planet (small).
Pluto is smaller than the moon.
Pluto orbits diagonally.
Pluto has only been visited by the Horizon satellite.
With current technology, it would take over 80 years to reach Pluto.
Pluto has 5 moons:- Hydra, Styx, Charon, Kerberos and Nix. These are all characters from Greek mythology. Charon is the ferryman to the underworld. Nix is the goddess of the night. Kerberos (Cerberos) is the three headed guardian of the underworld. Styx is the river which takes you to, you guessed it, the underworld. The hydra is a beast that grows 2 more heads if it loses one.
I also helped Tanith with her jelly fish research and found out a few interesting things myself.
Some jelly fish eat their relatives. Mmmm!!!
Hungry jelly fish join in chains to eat.
Portuguese men of war only float and can not change direction.
Some jelly fish can mate with themselves.
Box jellys are also known as sea wasps.
A species of jelly fish became trapped in a lake due to a volcanic eruption. Because they can mate with themselves, they reproduced their species.
We held the Holywood Water Games in the afternoon followed by chocolate buns that Mum made us.
That’s it for today, so bye!!
Hi Caspian, welcome back from your summer holidays!! Great to see you learning more about the solar system. Holywood water games sound like lots of fun, I hope you are enjoying the sunshine.
I didn’t think that Pluto was classed as a planet any more – is that right? Great facts though, Caspian.
It’s a dwarf planet Mrs Madden, Caspian has that in his facts.
I didn’t know it was named by an 11 year old, great interesting fact! I like that you’ve explained the moon names too.
Did you get any masks from Orla?
Wow it would take over 80 years to reach Pluto!! That is amazing!
We aren’t sure how to contact Orla. Ive asked Mum to see if Orla’s mum is on Facebook so she can ask.