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Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say
Pluto wrongly lost its planet status, say, scientists, suggesting that the icy dwarf should be reclassified as a planetary body. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a global group of astronomy experts, established a definition of a planet that required it to "clear" its orbit, or in other words, be the largest gravitational force in its orbit.
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This is a silly argument. Pluto will be the same regardless of what we choose to call it.
If they classify Pluto as a planet, then they'll have to consider making similarly sized dwarf planets like Eris planets too.