Pluto Facts - Science@NASA
Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union because other objects might cross its orbit.
Why is Pluto no longer a planet? - BBC News
2015年7月13日 · For more than 70 years, Pluto was one of nine planets recognised in our Solar System. But in 2006, it was relegated to the status of dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Pluto - NASA Science
Pluto is a dwarf planet located in a distant region of our solar system beyond Neptune known as the Kuiper Belt. Pluto was long considered our ninth planet, but the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Why is Pluto not considered a planet? | Live Science
2024年11月13日 · Pluto, therefore, is not the gravitationally dominant object in its neighborhood — and thus, not a planet, according to the new definition.
Pluto - Wikipedia
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun .
All About Pluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
2024年12月5日 · First thing’s first… Is Pluto a planet? In 2006, Pluto was reclassified from a planet… to a dwarf planet. Pluto is now categorized as a dwarf planet along with other objects in the solar system that are similar to Pluto: Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris.
Why is Pluto no longer a planet? - Library of Congress
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 …
Is Pluto a planet? | Astronomy.com - Astronomy Magazine
2023年12月29日 · The whole thing is a bit silly, writes Dave Eicher. Is Pluto a planet? It's still out there, an intriguing, distant body in our solar system.
Why is Pluto not a planet? - Popular Science
2018年10月17日 · Since the International Astronomical Union changed its definition in 2006, Pluto is no longer a planet. Here's why.
Why is Pluto not a planet? | Space
2022年10月13日 · Pluto, officially a dwarf planet, has surprising complexity on its surface. While certainly a world, not everyone agrees it is a planet.
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