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Friday, December 6, 2019

Dwarf Planets

Pluto lovers!  Astronomers have opened up the case for Pluto to become a planet once again!  So many people were so unhappy that Pluto was taken out of the Solar System and pronounced a Dwarf Planet!


The argument begins again!  Remember why Pluto was demoted?
IAU rule number 3:
Pluto is too small to clear the objects around its area.  Pluto orbits within the Kuiper Belt and is surrounded by lots of space rocks. 


Pluto doesn't have enough gravity to pull the dust and rocks in its area into its body.  Pluto is a small, icy, round ball of venting liquid nitrogen....if a meteoroid or an asteroid is going to fly by, there isn't enough gravity from Pluto to pull it in.


There are other Dwarf planets too, maybe you have heard of them:  Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris...


Scientists believe there are many more dwarf planets in the solar system.  We hope to know more about Quaoar, Varuna and Orcus!


There are lots of places to explore in the Solar System, and Pluto is not alone!  So don't be sad, things are looking up for Pluto.


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13 comments:

  1. Caleb WDecember 9, 2019 at 6:45 AM

    First

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  2. AnonymousDecember 9, 2019 at 6:55 AM

    i thought that there was only one dwarf planet.
    ps this is grant hejny

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  3. Dallin.ZDecember 9, 2019 at 6:56 AM

    My favorite planet is jupiter.

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  4. JerinDecember 9, 2019 at 6:58 AM

    Pluto might again be a planet! Me grammer bestest

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  5. KOrverDecember 9, 2019 at 6:59 AM

    Are the moons going to become planets?

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  6. Dane BarlowDecember 9, 2019 at 7:00 AM

    so my favorite childhood dog is a dwarf.

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  7. Riley AllenDecember 9, 2019 at 7:01 AM

    Yay! now we have 9 planets.

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  8. Lucas CheeeeeseDecember 9, 2019 at 7:02 AM

    If Pluto weren't a dwarf planet it would be my favorite planet.

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  9. zach grayDecember 9, 2019 at 7:02 AM

    There is a lot of other dwarf planets I didn't know about until this lesson.

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  10. Michael jowettDecember 9, 2019 at 7:02 AM

    "Pluto should be a planet"- Astronomers, 2019

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  11. railey jamesDecember 9, 2019 at 7:02 AM

    that's so cool. I love pluto.

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  12. Dallin.ZDecember 10, 2019 at 6:55 AM

    Titan is my favorite moon.

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  13. Lucas CheeeeeseDecember 10, 2019 at 6:56 AM

    Hauamea looks weird. looks like someone stomped on it

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