Why should Pluto remain a planet?

Answer 1

Pluto is a very different planet from all of the planets in our solar system. It is has not been explored yet and it could have many vital materials our resources that Earth is running out of. If Pluto had these resources it would be very great for Earth and the survival for all of mankind!!!Did that answer your question?

Answer 2

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) changed Pluto's status in 2006, after the discovery of numerous Pluto-sized bodies in trans-Neptunian space. Rather than constantly argue the status of these bodies, it "demoted" Pluto. The International Astronomical Union met in Prague in June 2006, and created guidelines on the designation of celestial objects as "planets". A planet was defined as a body that # Is in orbit around the Sun, # has sufficient mass so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium shape (nearly round), and # has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit. While Pluto met the first two standards, it seems unlikely that Pluto will ever sweep the Kuiper Belt of other asteroids, enlarging itself and clearing its neighborhood. For this reason Pluto, and several other interesting identified Kuiper Objects, are not considered to be major planets. This third standard dropped Pluto into the new "dwarf planet" category, along with Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea, and possibly more in the Kuiper Belt. More on the Kuiper Belt Pluto is not the only large object in its region, as is the case for the rest of the solar system. Pluto and its moons are now understood to be part of a group of bodies called the Kuiper Belt, which extends from the orbit of Neptune out to 55 AU (astronomical units) from the Sun. Astronomers estimate there may be 70,000 icy objects similar to Pluto, some measuring over 100 km across, in the belt. So, according to the new rules, Pluto is not a planet. It's just a large Kuiper Belt object (KBO). == ==

Answer 3

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union due to its small size and location among other similar objects in the Kuiper Belt. Reinstating Pluto as a planet would require redefining what constitutes a planet, which could lead to categorizing many other similar objects as planets as well, potentially creating confusion in the classification system.

Answer 4

It is so far away and the purtubation of the outer planets are still not fully understood for all we know it could be the size of mars. And that's still a planet.

Answer 5

It shouldn't. Pluto doesn't meet the qualifications to be classified as a major planet.