We know that Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" by the IAU because it has not cleared its own orbit of debris.
http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.or...
It meets the other two criteria for a planet. So, as time passes and Pluto accretes more of the small objects in its path, will it clear the orbit enough to regain its status as a planet. None of us will be alive at that time, of course. I suppose that what I am really asking is, "How clear is clear?"
Thanks!
2006-11-09
10:38:08
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Otis F
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