Do scientists really know what they are talking about anymore? Why after so long they decided to get Pluto out of the solar system? Weird!
2006-09-13 08:17:35 · 13 answers · asked by CON"FOOL"CIOUS 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Pluto wasn't even a plane at all. Well, I guess it was a typo error. You missed out the letter "t". Pluto is no longer a planet. Because scientists have came to an agreement that Pluto was too small to be considered as a planet. So now, Pluto is classified as one of the dwarf planets. You can try this link if you want to know more about dwarf planets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet
2006-09-14 00:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by space 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.iau.org/fileadmin/content/pdfs/Resolution_GA26-5-6.pdf
this does not change anything about the solar system. it just corrects the mistake of classifying pluto as a planet initially.
pluto and charon are considered a binary system, and pluto, charon, ceres, and 2003 UB313 orbit the sun, are round, do not have an isolated orbit (a bunch of other similar bodies have similar orbits.), and are not satellites they are dwarf planets (see above link).
i have been waiting for this since i was about twelve. i feel somewhat satisfied. i knew that pluto didn't fit the pattern set by the major bodies in the solar system so it was an anomaly. it just felt illogical and "out of place". this was the right thing to do, believe me. i don't understand why so many are having such a problem with this.
i don't know how long this will drag on tho. many planetary scientists are not satisfied that the definition is not rigorous enough.
2006-09-13 09:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pluto didn't move away. It's still out there in orbit. I'm sure it has no idea we are even talking about it. People need to chill out. Science isn't a closed system, it's open ended, as more data is acquired, better understanding of the universe is the result.
There are actually over 20 to 30 'planets' in our system now, if we started counting everything around 'Pluto' sized and larger.
2006-09-13 09:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by biggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they decided to make an official definition of a planet...one of the factors that kicked Pluto out of the solar system was that the new definition states that planet's orbits can't criss-cross like Neptune and Pluto's orbits.
2006-09-13 08:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by Adam C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The International Astronomy Union defined the term "planet" scientifically. Pluto does not have the necessary dimensions and characteristics to be a planet; however it is to big to be an asteroid and has a natural satellite too. So, Pluto becomes a dwarf planet, along other Trans-Neptunian objects like Eris (another dwarf planet and bigger than Pluto) and Sedna.
2016-03-26 23:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Pluto isn't a plane. Its not considered one of the regular planets anymore either. It's been down-graded to a "dwarf planet", merely a title, its the same as it always was.
2006-09-13 08:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by roamin70 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never thought about them being able to just declare it not being a planet just like that after so many thousand millions of years of knowing it was part of our solar system.
2006-09-13 08:25:26 · answer #7 · answered by Lola 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pluto is not a plane.
Pluto is a dog.
2006-09-13 08:57:56 · answer #8 · answered by ♫ sf_ca ღ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
plutos never been a plane!!! well maybe it was a plane, hmmmm maybe they actually did discover it wasnt a planet.WOW!
2006-09-13 08:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by anissia 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, when you consider size, shape and orbit - it's almsot totally different from all the others.
2006-09-13 08:27:57 · answer #10 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋