2006-08-28 12:18:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A teeny chunk of rock. A mini-planet. A junior Planet. A Planet in training. A dwarf planet.
I miss the days when it was a planet... sigh.
2006-08-29 17:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Lanani 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pluto has recently been demoted by the members of the International Astronomical Union to a "Dwarf Planet." This was brought on by the concept that if Pluto was to remain designated as a full-fledged planet, at least two other celestial bodies in the solar system of comparable size to Pluto must also be included under the category of a planet. They include the largest planet-like asteroid, Ceres in the asteroid belt, and an unnamed body with a mass 30% bigger than that of Pluto beyond its orbit. A planet defined by the greeks as a merely a "wanderer of the cosmos," though the IAU has a much more strict definition.
2006-08-28 12:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by Matt C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Planet X
2006-08-28 12:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto will always be a planet to me.
2006-08-28 12:25:54 · answer #4 · answered by skippybuttknuckle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it ahs been demoted to a dwarf planet along with zina the new planet and plutos sun. the reason is that it doesn't meet all the requirments of a plant.
2006-08-28 13:13:44 · answer #5 · answered by Morgan P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Same as before. An object revolving around the sun with a group of moons. We now call it a dwarf planet.
2006-08-28 12:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instead of 7, there are now 8 dwarves:
Happy, Goofy, Doc, Sleepy, Bashful, Dopey, Grumpy and Pluto.
2006-08-28 12:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by nquizzitiv 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's classified as a dwarf planet
2006-08-28 12:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Kylie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is a big mass of burning gas that is far off in the sky.
2006-08-28 12:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a dwarf planet.
2006-08-28 12:21:17 · answer #10 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋