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Is Pluto a Planet?

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Pluto was kept to a newly invented category, "dwarf planet," in 2006, it is known so because of a newly discovery of Eris, it is another icy body from Pluto neighborhood. Firstly, it was considered that Pluto, Eris and Kuiper belt objects are too far different with the eight official planets.

Is Pluto a Planet?

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Pluto has been given the status of the largest object in the outer solar system. Pluto was kept to anewly invented category, "dwarf planet," in 2006, it is known so because of a newly discovery ofEris, it is another icy body from Pluto neighborhood. Many of the scientists give their viewswhether Pluto should be treated as a planet or not. But according to me, it should not becharacterized as a planet because of various reasons. Firstly, it was considered that Pluto, Erisand Kuiper belt objects are too far different with the eight official planets. Second thing, Pluto ismuch smaller. Pluto is about 1,455 miles (2,342) wide.it is much smaller than mercury which is3,032 miles (4,880km) across. Thirdly, they are made of another different stuff, with icescomprising more of their mass. Fourthly, The most important reason Pluto ever deemed a planet,because firstly it was detected so long ago before persons feel that it was just a vast flotilla ofobjects beyond Neptune's orbit. The Kuiper belt which is the combination of more than 1000 icybodies, was not discovered until 1992. Now it was considered as a funny historical accident thatwe found Pluto so early. We also say that astronomers have a much better sense whether itshould be considered as a planet or not. A decade ago Hayden staff redesigned planetarium. Butbasically Pluto has their family in the outer solar system. So by considering all these things Plutoshould not be characterized as a planet.
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