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Pluto: how big is it?

Pluto is about 2,380 km. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 269 Mount Everests.

Size

2,380 km

In metres

2.38 × 10⁶ m

Everyday comparison

≈ 269 Mount Everests

Chapter

Countries & Worlds

Did you know?

A dwarf planet with a giant heart-shaped plain of frozen nitrogen, about 2,377 km across.

How it compares

• About 2.5× bigger than Ceres (940 km).
• Roughly the same size as River Ganga (2,530 km).

Other things of a similar size

• Ceres 940 km
• River Ganga 2,530 km
• India (north to south) 3,210 km
• The Moon 3,470 km
• Mars 6,780 km
• Earth 12,700 km

Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.