UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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dwarf planet
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asteroid
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meteoroid
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comet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake are all known as “plutoids, ‘’ unlike the asteroidal dwarf planetoid Ceres.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the International Astronomical Union, which sets definitions for planetary science, a dwarf planet is a celestial body that-orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon. Directors. Careers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of a dwarf planet because it did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-sized planet. Essentially Pluto meets all the criteria except one-it “has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Pluto is officially classified as a dwarf planet.
Detailed explanation-5: -Called an asteroid for many years, Ceres is so much bigger and so different from its rocky neighbors that scientists classified it as a dwarf planet in 2006.