The love for Pluto is an interesting thing. I think it has mass appeal precisely because of its demotion to dwarf planet status. It's kind of like the lovable loser in the planetary game. We would be interested regardless. For a much larger swath of people (many of whom were taught it was a full-on planet) we see it as an old, blurry friend who we'll get to see in living color after all these years.
The love for Pluto is an interesting thing. I think it has mass appeal precisely because of its demotion to dwarf planet status. It's kind of like the lovable loser in the planetary game. We would be interested regardless. For a much larger swath of people (many of whom were taught it was a full-on planet) we see it as an old, blurry friend who we'll get to see in living color after all these years.