SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -March 13, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto announced. In early 1930, Pluto was discovered by a farm boy from Kansas with no formal training in astronomy. The announcement in March of Pluto’s discovery was a moment of excitement for both scientists and the public.

Detailed explanation-2: -On February 18, 1930, Tombaugh pinpointed Pluto, and on March 13 Lowell Observatory announced the discovery of the new planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Clyde William Tombaugh /ˈtɒmbaʊ/ (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt.