Pluto should be a Planet (4.4.B)
There are several reasons why Pluto should be reinstated as a planet. Not only because of the definition of what a planet is. Now it is classified as a dwarf planet. By calling Pluto a dwarf planet it is being recognized as a type of a planet. Just because something is smaller does not make it something else. Research suggests that Pluto should be reinstated as a planet because it meets the requirements of and behaves like a planet, has seasons, and less than half of the astronomers voted to make Pluto a dwarf planet.
The definition of what a planet is has changed from this definition. “A celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun), especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events “.To this definition. “Any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by
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It is not in our solar system it is in the Kuiper belt that has comets, asteroids, and other small things made mostly of ice. To be a planet Pluto has to have a cleared neighborhood, it does not have a dominant gravitational body in its orbit in the solar system. It also does not interact with other, smaller objects, it does not consume them or sling them away with its gravity. Because of that Pluto is a dwarf planet and not a planet. In conclusion, Pluto should be reinstated as a planet for the simple reasons until 2006 we had nine planets. Then the definition was changed and Pluto became a dwarf planet. Pluto has seasons just like every other planet in our solar system, and it orbits the sun just like Earth does. By saying Pluto is a dwarf planet you are saying it is a planet. It behaves like planet and has solar wind. Lastly not even half of the world’s astronomers decide the fate of one planet and changed the universe as we knew