Should Pluto be considered a planet?

Answer 1

Yes !!!

Answer 2

Pluto was considered a planet for 77 years. That consideration has since been reconsidered. It's possible it will be reconsidered yet again, but it throws a pretty big wrench into how we define a planet. If we insist on calling Pluto a planet, then we are going to end up with 50 similar planets within this century. Do you want to have to memorize the names of fifty planets, or should we, perhaps, come up with a system that better describes the different kinds of bodies to be found in the solar system?

The first asteroid to be discovered, Ceres, was considered to be a planet for about a year, until we started discovering many more similar bodies. Then we came up with the more appropriate term of asteroid, instead of having to call all of the thousands of asteroids planets.

The only difference with Pluto is that it was much longer until we discovered that the outer solar system has many bodies that are very similar to Pluto (at least seven or eight of them by last count, with more being found every few months). It seems to me that the time has come to differentiate these many "trans-Neptunian objects" as being distinct from true planets.

Really, the only reason to consider Pluto a planet anymore is for nostalgic reasons. I think our grandchildren will get over it, despite that I will always consider it a planet myself.

Answer 3

Anything that has a very large mass and spins on itself and orbits the Sun in a planetary fascion is a Planet.
However the Earth is the only one that is Unique. It contains all the complex atomic structures.
Where most planets are basically composed of frozen hydrogen.
So the earth is the true planet where life is existing. There is no life on pluto or jupiter and no one want to live on mars.

Answer 4

No, because it isn't. To be a planet, something must orbit around the Sun, be massive enough to be a sphere by its own gravitational force, and its own gravity should pull it into a shape of hydrostatic equilibrium. That is the official definition of a planet. Calling Pluto a planet, based on the information we have now, is like calling the moon a star just because it is in the sky and appears lit up.

Answer 5

It is considered a dwarf planet. If we were to consider Pluto a planet, there would be several more ice balls out there that would be considered planets.

Pluto not being a planet really ruins all of those acronyms we learned as kids...

Answer 6

no pluto is not a planet but i should think so because that planet was... lets say... original. anyways pluto is something called a dwarf planet. scientists recently found other dwarf planets in the galaxy

Answer 7

I agree with Mr. Taco. Just because we want to consider it a planet because we've always thought of it as one does not mean we should. It does not fit the definition and therefore should not be considered.

Answer 8

i think so