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Differentiate the classification of pluto and earth's moon

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pluto is a dwarf planet but earth is not
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Earth's moon is not classified as a dwarf planet because it does not orbit the sun, but orbits us (the earth). ... And there are several other moons as large or larger than Pluto: Jupiter's Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, Saturn's Titan, and Neptune's Triton. All moons because they orbit a planet.
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