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Pluto has a shape that is nearly round and it orbits the sun it has five known moons why is ot called a dwarft planet and not a planet
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Pluto has a shape that is nearly round and it orbits the sun it has five known moons why is ot called a dwarft planet and not a planet

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In order for a body to be considered a planet it has to A. be spherical due to its own gravity B. orbit a star C. The object clears its orbit of other objects.

Pluto fulfills A and B but not C so it cannot be classified as a planet.
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