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When we see an official description of Pluto's "diameter" it is given without the atmosphere.
The official diameters of the gas giants seem to include many layers of gaseous atmosphere. Is this difference merely a convention? Or is there a good reason for treating e.g. Pluto differently than Jupiter?
There is a release from Nasa today suggesting that the atmosphere of Pluto is ~ 1600km.
The official diameters of the gas giants seem to include many layers of gaseous atmosphere. Is this difference merely a convention? Or is there a good reason for treating e.g. Pluto differently than Jupiter?
There is a release from Nasa today suggesting that the atmosphere of Pluto is ~ 1600km.