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If Pluto had not been demoted to a dwarf planet, what category of planet would it fall under? Explain your answer.

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Answer:

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of a dwarf planet because it did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-sized planet.

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Answer:

The planet pluto originally was considered as a real planet until its demotion as a dwarf planet.

The reason it was demoted was because it was soon realized to not meet the three criteria of the International Astronomical Union used to define a full size planet.

So if pluto was not categorized as a dwarf planet than it would of just fallen under as a planet.

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Not mine answer but it from purple6kabi

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