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There is only one factor that makes Pluto different from major planets:
Pluto has not cleared its "neighborhood" of asteroids and debris.
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Is Pluto closer to the sun?
Pluto is farther from the sun than any of the 8 major planets. There are other dwarf planets farther from the sun than Pluto though.
Do you say Pluto when you mention the major planets?
No, because Pluto is not considered a planet by the scientific community.
Why does the dwarf planet Pluto have a lower temperature than the eight major planets?
Pluto has a lower temperature because it is further from the sun than any of the eight planets.
How many planets in solar system now?
Eight if you don't count Pluto. That is - 8 major planets. But there are several minor planets though; Pluto (obviously) Ceres (in the asteroid belt) Charon (Pluto's twin planet) and several others that are farther out than Pluto. look them up online - Trans-plutonion planets or planetoids.
In what to ways is Pluto like the major planets?
2+2-2!=10
How is Pluto different from the eight major planets?
Its the smallest of them and in August 2008 in was classed as a dwarf plant
Why are planets called major planets?
They are sometimes called "major planets" to distinguish them from the "minor planets" (the asteroids) and "dwarf planets" like Pluto.
Is Pluto weak or strong?
Planets whether they be major planets or dwarf planets aren't strong or weak. But if you are asking about Pluto's gravitational pull, then that is weak.
Is Pluto closer to the sun?
Pluto is farther from the sun than any of the 8 major planets. There are other dwarf planets farther from the sun than Pluto though.
Do you say Pluto when you mention the major planets?
No, because Pluto is not considered a planet by the scientific community.
Why does the dwarf planet Pluto have a lower temperature than the eight major planets?
Pluto has a lower temperature because it is further from the sun than any of the eight planets.
How many planets in solar system now?
Eight if you don't count Pluto. That is - 8 major planets. But there are several minor planets though; Pluto (obviously) Ceres (in the asteroid belt) Charon (Pluto's twin planet) and several others that are farther out than Pluto. look them up online - Trans-plutonion planets or planetoids.
In what to ways is Pluto like the major planets?
2+2-2!=10
Do any of the major planets ever get further away from the sun than Pluto does?
Yes. Sometimes Neptune is father away from the sun than Pluto. Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's. None of the other seven planets ever get farther away from the sun that Pluto.
Why was Pluto not a gas giant?
Interesting question. You are wondering why an object as small as Pluto would show up in the part of the solar system where you would expect gas giants. Clearly, Pluto has a much different origin from the planets it hangs out with. Pluto is a Kuyper object, meaning that it is from the Kuyper belt, a gigantic field of asteroids beyond the orbit of Neptune. This is one of the reasons that its place on the list of major planets was questioned.
How does the dwarf planet Pluto rate among planets in terms of size?
Pluto is smaller than the eight major planets. It is the second-largest "dwarf planet" in the solar system (only Eris appears to be larger).
Was Pluto not included as one of the major planets in the solar system?
yes is was not included as it is not a major planet it is a dwarf planet! Nice to help!!!
