Pluto A Planet

Pluto still needs according to the International Astronomical Union to be able to clear debris from its orbit (Howell). This was Pluto’s downfall, Pluto was too small to be able to clear debris from its orbit. This debunked Pluto as a planet's taking away the planetary status of the ninth planet in our solar system. However, with Pluto meeting three out of the four criteria for keeping its planetary status astronomers classified Pluto as a dwarf planet now (May).

The International Astronomical Union decided that Pluto was too small to be a planet and created a new category to put it in, dwarf planets. Dwarf Planets are classified as “A) a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, B) has sufficient mass for it self- gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that is assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, C) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and D) is not a satellite”. The criteria for both planets and dwarf planets are very similar, though planets must be able to clear the neighbourhood around its orbit. This basically means that a planet must be able to complete a rotation around the sun without interfering with another planets orbit. Pluto is very close to Neptune so they had a chance to collide into each other. If you look at a visual it is clear that there orbital rotation paths intersect with each other at two locations. This is another reason why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

Many issues have arisen from the debate whether or not Pluto is a planet. Some astronomers say that Pluto should be classified as a “minor planet” due to its size, physical characteristics, and other factors. On the other hand, some astronomers defend Pluto’s planet status, citing several key features.

Pluto isn’t a planet for many reasons the main one being, it only follows two of the three criteria of being a planet. According to the article “Pluto: Planet or not?”, for Pluto to be a planet it needs to meet three pieces of criteria. In the article “Pluto: Planet or not?” it states that “Pluto meets two of these three criteria.” Therefore, Pluto should not be considered a planet because, it doesn't meet the criteria it needs to. Many scientist would agree that Pluto is considered a dwarf planet. “Pluto is a dwarf planet” Christensen wrote. It’s just plain and simple, Pluto is a dwarf planet, no doubt about it. There shouldn’t be any confusion about whether Pluto should be considered or not for many reasons. If it doesn’t meet all three

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In August 2006 pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and it is still considered to not be a planet. Do you think it should be considered a planet? Pluto should not be considered a planet in my opinion.

I do not believe that Pluto should be a planet because it does not hit all the requirements that are needed to be a planet.These requirements are to be a sphere shape, clear your orbit around the sun and to orbit only the sun. Pluto should not be an exception to the rules of our solar system.Pluto doesn't hit all of these therefor it should not be considered a planet.

Should there be eight or nine planets in the solar system? Some. people agree that Pluto should become a planet, but researchers and scientists know better. An example of this is that Pluto only two of the three rules to be classified as a planet. Scientists including International Astronomical Union’s president and astronomer Mike Brown have gladly accepted this idea and even have evidence to support it. Third, people already have a hard time learning all the planets in our solar system, we would have to make all the celestial bodies in the Kuiper belt planets. It is right that Pluto is not considered a planet, and it never should be one either.

Are you familiar with the latest news that Pluto is no longer a planet; that it now has dwarf planetary status and essentially a celestial body of ice? How about the New Horizons mission to Pluto to discover more about its surroundings and environment? Perhaps you heard about these through social media, such as a shared post from a friend on Facebook, or alternatively through scientific journals and articles. Pluto’s planetary status was decided by the International Astronomical Union (further referred to as IAU) that met in Prague in 2006. They came up with a list of criteria that a celestial body needed to meet in order to be considered a planet. The first criterion is that it has to be orbiting around the Sun; the second, it has to be heavy enough for its gravity to overcome external forces so that it has a round shape, and lastly, it has to have gravitational dominance in order to clear its neighborhood of other celestial bodies in its orbit. Pluto fails to accomplish the last criterion of clearing its neighborhood because Pluto shares an environment that consists of numerous celestial bodies which make up Kuiper’s Belt.

While modern science has currently stripped Pluto of its title as one of the planets of our solar system it is my belief that one day it could reclaim its title. As a planet is currently defined it has to have cleared its orbit of obstructions which is the reasoning for why Pluto has as of now lost its title, it has yet to finish clearing its orbital path. However, over time it is entirely possible that it will and at that point in time it could once again be considered the planet it has always been. There is also the alternative chance that the definition of a planet could be changed into something more inclusive that would reinstate Pluto to its rightful throne. This second possibility would

Scientists have a theory that it's possible that Pluto mAY have rings. The idea comes from the fact that Pluto has two tiny moons, these moons are Nix and Hydra. They're just a few km away and have very little gravity. So any micrometeoroid on these moons will make material go up into orbit around Pluto.

I know you might think but Pluto is small not large. Pluto actually is small but is rounded enough for it’s own gravity. Pluto can help us by using it’s own gravity and saving us from any meteorites.Pluto is unlike an asteroid of it’s self gravity it brung it self together and an asteroid is not round it is a different shape. Pluto Adheres to minerals in space and saves us from meteors. Pluto has an expanse of

New Horizons has visited Pluto before.Pluto once considered the ninth and most distant planet from the Sun is now the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.There is virtually no chance that Pluto has a life living on its surface.Composition is rocks,water ice, methane, carbon monoxide.Appearance’s is very icy and rocky.The color

To be qualified as a planet and object must orbit a star, is not star-like in that it is undergoing internal nuclear fusion, and has a gravitational force that will allow it to retain a spherical shape. Pluto certainly fulfills these requirements, however, there are Kuiper objects that also meet the same criteria. These objects have been classified as minor planets and have been assigned a numerical designation. Despite all the argument for demoting Pluto to a minor planet, its status has remained the same, even if solely contributed to maintaining historical context.

According to Discovery education that in order to be a planet it has to orbit the sun,be round and be maintained by it’s own gravitational force, and that it must have cleared the neighborhood around it’s orbit of other objects and pluto follows ⅔ which should be considered a planet.That means that pluto is a planet if it can meet the expectations.It orbits the sun like other planets do which still means it should still be a planet.It doesn’t meet the expectation of clearing the neighboring path.It hit ⅔ which is better than 0/3which is better than any piece of rock or actual other dwarf planet could do.Anyways how is a planet supposed to move and clear something.Is it alive