Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

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Ken Tucker · Answer 1 · 2021-10-10T12:32:21+0000

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. Essentially Pluto meets all the criteria except one—it “has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.

Amir Nabaei · Answer 2 · 2021-10-13T11:54:25+0000

Answer:

Scientist thought it was to small to be a planet.

Step-by-step explanation:

it's sad, it was my favorite planet. now it's my favorite dwarf planet.

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

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