Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
Description: WebPluto (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. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
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Link: https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/
Description: WebPluto Overview. 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.
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Link: https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/facts/
Description: WebIt is located in the distant Kuiper Belt. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But after the discovery of similar intriguing worlds deeper in the Kuiper Belt, tiny Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.
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Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33462184
Description: WebJul 13, 2015 · 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)....
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Link: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-pluto/en/
Description: Web2 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper [KI-per] Belt. It's an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system. Pluto is known as the "King of the Kuiper Belt" – and it's the largest object in the region, even though another object similar in size, called Eris, has a slightly higher mass.
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-pluto-no-longer-a-planet
Description: WebPluto is now classified as a dwarf planet because, while it is large enough to have become spherical, it is not big enough to exert its orbital dominance and clear the neighborhood surrounding its orbit.
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Link: https://www.astronomy.com/science/is-pluto-a-planet/
Description: WebDec 29, 2023 · In a controversial vote, astronomers — not planetary scientists — “demoted” Pluto to the status of being classified as a dwarf planet, taking away one major planet and reducing the number in...
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Link: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/pluto/in-depth.amp
Description: WebIn Depth. Pluto is a complex and mysterious world with mountains, valleys, plains, craters, and maybe glaciers. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But after the discovery of similar intriguing worlds deeper in the distant Kuiper Belt, icy Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
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Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dwarf-planet-pluto-astronomy
Description: WebBy Mason Inman. August 23, 2006. • 6 min read. Pluto has been voted off the island. The distant, ice-covered world is no longer a true planet, according to a new definition of the term voted on...
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Pluto-dwarf-planet
Description: WebMar 9, 2024 · Pluto, large, distant member of the solar system that formerly was regarded as the outermost and smallest planet. It also was considered the most recently discovered planet, having been found in 1930.
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