Pluto
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| - | First it was a [[planet]] (and a cartoon dog), then it got demoted to a [[dwarf planet]]. Poor Pluto. | + | First it was a god, then a [[planet]] (and a cartoon dog), then it got demoted to a [[dwarf planet]]. Poor Pluto. |
| - | Many people still dispute | + | Many people still dispute the "not a planet" ruling. |
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| + | Pluto has an irregular orbit that occasionally brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune. It also has a single moon that really isn't all that much smaller than the planet itself. | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
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[[Category:Things that orbit the Sun but aren't officially planets]] | [[Category:Things that orbit the Sun but aren't officially planets]] | ||
Current revision as of 12:42, 26 December 2006
First it was a god, then a planet (and a cartoon dog), then it got demoted to a dwarf planet. Poor Pluto.
Many people still dispute the "not a planet" ruling.
Pluto has an irregular orbit that occasionally brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune. It also has a single moon that really isn't all that much smaller than the planet itself.
