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Pluto is not considered a planet anymore mainly due to its size, orbit, and its location in the atmosphere. As telescopes got more advanced, scientists started to see many more objects in our solar system that resembled Pluto. Pluto is one of the smallest objects (not including asteriods or comets) in the solar system, its orbit is not like the rest of the planets (it orbits more like the asteriods in the outer belt), and Pluto is located in the outer-belt, which means it has not "cleared its pathway".
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∙ 12y agoPluto was discovered in 1930.it was considered as a planet till 2006.
it was then put into the category called dwarf planet . there are some conditions of something to be a planet.
they are the following:
1. a planet must be round, pulled into that shape by its gravity.
2. a planet must orbit a star.
3. a planet must have cleared its neighbourhood of its orbit. it means that as a planet travels, its gravity sweeps the space around it and does not allow any other objest to cross its orbit.
now Pluto is a dwarf planet as it does not follow the third rule.
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∙ 12y agoPluto is a planet, but it only too small, so they took it away, eg if it have nine human ( one is 60 years old, one is 40, the other is 30 etc,, till you reach to a baby which is 1/2 years old),, you can't deny the baby as not human because he/she's too small,, he's/she's human no matter how small he/she is,, this is the same as pluto,, pluto is a planet but since it's size is too small,, the scientitif process remove it as a planet.
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This used to be called a planet but now isn't?
Pluto is a dwarf planet because scientists say Pluto is too small to be a planet anymore. Pluto is a DWARF PLANET.
Scientists now say that pluto is a piece of leftover what?
It is a dwarf planet....
Do you say Pluto when you mention the major planets?
No, because Pluto is not considered a planet by the scientific community.
Has the planet 'Pluto' been lost?
It is not considered a planet anymore, so yes, you could say that.
Is Pluto a useless planet?
Pluto is not scientifically seen as a Planet. It is a dwarf planet which means that it is big enough to be more than a moon but small enough to not be a planet. But from Man's point of view Pluto does nothing for us but aid scientific experiment so yes you could say it is useless.
Is Pluto a plant?
Pluto is not a planet. It is is a dwarf planet, it was once a plant but sciencetist now say it isnt a plant
When did scientist say that Pluto is a dwarf plant?
pluto isnt a plant
This used to be called a planet but now isn't?
Pluto is a dwarf planet because scientists say Pluto is too small to be a planet anymore. Pluto is a DWARF PLANET.
What planet is earth smaller than?
None. Old textbooks would say that it is Pluto, but Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
Scientists now say that pluto is a piece of leftover what?
It is a dwarf planet....
Do scientists say that Pluto is a dwarf planet?
Yes.
Why do scientists say Pluto is usually the ninth planet?
No scientists say that. Scientists know that Pluto is a dwarf planet, and not one of the 8 major planets of our solar system.
Do you say Pluto when you mention the major planets?
No, because Pluto is not considered a planet by the scientific community.
Is mars the?
Mars is not the smallest planet because Pluto is. Though, scientists now say that Pluto is no longer a true planet. That makes Mercury the smallest planet in our Solar System.
The planet whose orbit has the greatest eccentricity is?
Pluto, at.25. They say Pluto is no longer considered a planet, so the next in line is Mercury at .21
How long is it on Pluto?
veary long Pluto is not a planet so u no ok that's all i can say
Has the planet 'Pluto' been lost?
It is not considered a planet anymore, so yes, you could say that.
