is pluto a moon?

Answer 1

no its a PLANET go back 2 the 2nd grade

Answer 2

No, because moons (or satellites) orbit a planet or a larger celestial body.

There has been a lot of controversey over whether Pluto should keep its planetary status, or to be considered one of the largest objects in the Kuiper Belt (the aforementioned region beyond the orbit of Neptune. Think of it as another Asteroid Belt, but further away and with really unusual orbits). Several Kuiper Belt Objects that have been discovered are close to the same size, if not bigger than Pluto. If Xena is to be the 10th planet, we will surely have more, such as Quaoar and Sedna. You can always do searches.

As for Pluto's name, it is NOT from the Disney character. It comes from the Greek god of the underworld, and it also pays homage to the man who had begun the search for a disturbance in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. His name was Percival Lowell, so think P.L. and PLuto. It was announced a couple of weeks ago that Pluto now has 3 moons: Charon (pretty well half the size of Pluto itself; possibly a binary planetary system), and the two new ones were officially named Nyx and Hydra.

What can I say, I love researching things about the planets and astronomy! =)

Answer 3

Your question s/b, does Pluto fall short of being what we have traditionally called a 'planet.' The answer is yes, especially with the discovery of Xena, and other Pluto-sized bodies in the regions immediately beyond Pluto. It's not a moon. It is, however, small enough to be compared with our own moon, which recent planetary physics theory speculates, was once a single larger planet, which was broken in two by a cosmic collision with a large meteor or comet. The ancient Sumerians called this primordial Earth, 'Tiamat'. Good ? THNX UC Steve

Answer 4

You could argue that it is. Pluto has a moon (two now, if I remember correctly), but the center of gravity is between the two. In other words, Pluto doesn't actually orbit it's moon, the two of them both orbit a point between them.

The difference between planets, moons, minor planets, Captain Planet, etc. is not really strictly defined though and it's actually meaningless. Pluto is going to be exactly the same no matter what we call it.

Answer 5

No, a moon is a smaller object that orbits a planet. The most common answer is that Pluto is a planet, but that is debatable as it has an irregular orbit and such a small size.

Answer 6

Pluto is not a moon. It is however, thought to be a commet by some astronomers. But not a moon, it doesn't orbit a planet like a moon does.

Answer 7

No Pluto is a planet. It is a weird planet though. It´s density is not like any other and there are a lot of unresolved questions about it´s orbit that apparently comes closer to earth then that of Uranus the eighth planet.

Answer 8

I could be wronog about this, but i think I saw a tv program or something discussing how pluto might actually be a moon (possibly of neptune) that was wrongly classified as a planet. But despite that it is still currently classified as a planet. but like I said, I could be wrong.

Answer 9

No, Pluto is a planet, it has a moon.

Answer 10

No, because technically, a moon orbits a planet, and planets orbit the sun. Pluto doesn't orbit any other planets

Answer 11

It may have originally been a moon, but since, for whatever reason, now it orbits around a star instead of a planet, it is now technicallly a planet.