if there is a body out there that is orbiting the sun that has enough gravity to have a large satelite, it should be called a planet. hence pluto is a planet.

baldboy_666:

Is Pluto a planet? Does it qualify? For an object to be a planet, it needs to meet these three requirements defined by the IAU:

1. It needs to be in orbit around the Sun – Yes, so maybe Pluto is a planet.
2. It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape – Pluto…check
3. It needs to have “cleared the neighborhood” of its orbit – Uh oh. Here’s the rule breaker. According to this, Pluto is not a planet.

My teacher taught me this so I guess Pluto is definitely NOT a planet.

READ WHAT HE SAID

@Everyone

Pluto is a planet.

why?

Its Orbiting the Sun.
It has 3 moons ( if you dont know the 2 other you surely havent checked the space website. ) the 2 other moons are Nix and Hydra.
it has enough gravity to HOLD ALL THE 3 MOONS TOGETHER.
it doesnt mean its inside the Kuiper Belt doesnt mean its not a planet.
Pluto's gravity is at 0.91 G's which mean its still in the G Requirement for a planet (0.60 - so onwards...) compared to Mimas which only has around 0.09 G's.
The distance of a object doesnt define if its a planet or not.
you would be Suprised of Pluto has 3 moons. most objects that are Pluto-Sized cant even hold a single small moon.


Why did Pluto even exist.

Pluto's origin and identity had long puzzled astronomers. One early hypothesis was that Pluto was an escaped moon of Neptune, knocked out of orbit by its largest current moon, Triton.


EDIT:

if you said Pluto is not a planet then you said "Its only a dwarf planet :P" then you have completely contradicted yourself.

2ND EDIT :

@BudCharles
2. It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape – Pluto…check

a sphere doesnt mean its completely circular. the poles are flat and at the equator they buldge.

EqualsThree:

@Everyone
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2ND EDIT :

@BudCharles
2. It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape – Pluto…check

a sphere doesnt mean its completely circular. the poles are flat and at the equator they buldge.

Read again. He said IT DOES MEET THAT CRITERIA.

look...

QUOTE: "One early hypothesis was that Pluto was an *escaped moon of Neptune*, knocked out of orbit by its largest current moon, Triton."

good job a contradicting yourself.

@EqualsThree (View Post)
Charon is not Pluto's moon. Pluto and Charon orbit each other. They are a binary dwarf planet system.

@Everyone
Why did this have to come out right after i began typing a thread like this??

@EqualsThree (View Post)
loolzzzzzz

Who cares if it's a planet or not? Not like we'll ever need to go there.
BTW, some of the world's top scientists and astronomers on an official council declared that it was only a dwarf planet.
Why not just go with them?

@airstrike52 (View Post)
Exactly.