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Pluto is no longer considered a planet, it is now classified as a "Dwarf Planet". As a planet or a dwarf planet, Pluto was the smallest in our solar system. Mercury is now the smallest recognised planet. Pluto's equatorial diameter is 2,274 km.
Mercury's equatorial diameter is 4,880 km.
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Are any planets smaller than the moon?
Pluto, although it isn't a proper planet is smaller than the moon
The closer a planet is to the sun?
No, a dwarf planet is smaller than a planet but bigger than an asteroid, and dwarf planets tend to be a long way out, like Pluto and Eris.
Is Mars smaller or larger earth?
Mars is the smallest of the three. (\_(\ (^_^) ('')_(")
What is a difference between a satellite and a planet?
A planet revolves around a star, and is bigger in mass than the planetoid Pluto; that is, nearly the mass of Mercury or larger. A satellite revolves around a planet, and is smaller than the planet.
What planet in your solar system has a moon almost as big as itself?
It depends on which planet your referring too. If your referring to a smaller planet like Mercury that's easy, there is Titan and Callisto. If you are referring to a bigger planet such as Jupiter,which has the most moons orbiting around it in the Solar System, there are no known moons bigger than it.
What planet is smaller than mercury?
No known planet is smaller than Mercury since Pluto was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet.
What is the size of Pluto to earth and how much smaller is Pluto to earth?
Pluto was a planet but they didnt want it to be a planet anymore because it was so tiny. But Pluto is alot smaller than earth.
What is bigger than an asteroid but smaller than Mercury and farther from the sun than Neptune?
The Dwarf Planet Pluto.
What is smaller than mercury?
No known planet is smaller than Mercury since Pluto was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet.
What dwarf planet is smaller than the earth's moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
What is the smaller than the earths moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
What hit Pluto to make it not a planet?
The reason Pluto is not a planet is because it is very small, smaller than Earth's moon!
What planet is earth smaller than?
None. Old textbooks would say that it is Pluto, but Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
Is Pluto larger or smaller then earth?
Earth is larger than pluto because pluto is considered a dwarf planet.
Is Pluto the smaller than the 8 planets?
It is much smaller than any other planet, therefore they have a whole new category called Plutoids which is where Pluto is now classified under.
Which planet is smaller than Venus?
Both Mars and Mercury are smaller than Venus. Pluto is also smaller than Venus, although it is no longer considered a planet.
How smaller is Pluto than earth?
The planet is more likely 10 time's smaller....
