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3 years ago

Why isn't pluto considered a planet anymore?

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1 answer:

aivan3 [116]3 years ago

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The answer is. It did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-sized planet.

1. It is in orbit around the Sun

2. It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium

3. It has 'cleared the neighborhood' around its orbit

Pluto has not 'cleared its neighborhood'

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Why is 1 wrong?

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Why is 3 wrong?

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