2006-10-01 11:27:59 · 25 answers · asked by Tammy 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Pluto, the last planet to join the heavenly pantheon, became the first to leave it. The status of Pluto had been under discussion for some time, but with the discovery of 2003 UB313, nicknamed Xena, the question became acute, for it seemingly had as much right as Pluto to be called a planet.
On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union surprised the world by voting in a new definition of planet, one that would exclude Pluto and bring the total number down to eight. (There had previously been been strong speculation that the redefinition would bring the total up to 12 instead of down.)
Pluto was instead classified as a dwarf planet, along with Ceres and the aforementioned Xena. The main difference between a dwarf planet and the real thing is that the dwarf variety has not cleared the area of its orbital path.
This redefinition met with a wave of protests from those who wanted to see the ninth planet grandfathered in, including but not limited to supporters of the late Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. His widow, however, said he would have been accepting of the IAU's decision since "he was a scientist" and understood that astronomers had to take into account newly discovered objects in the Kuiper Belt (where Pluto is located).
2006-10-01 20:52:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Pluto should be still called a planet.
2006-10-01 18:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bazinga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so because scientists said that Pluto isn't a planet
2006-10-01 18:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by LENA B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, who are we to take away Pluto's honor of being a planet? I say let it be man, let it be.
2006-10-01 18:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by Granny Haggedy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-03 20:53:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-01 21:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. it doesn't meet the new qualifications to be considered a planet. Besides, pluto is a dog.
2006-10-01 18:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and I still consider it a planet.
2006-10-02 10:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is a sleeping comet.
2006-10-01 18:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yeah! I can't believe they did that to poor Pluto! Just doesn't seem right to me!
2006-10-01 18:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by lillith6662000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋