✗ The myth everyone repeats
Pluto was unfairly removed from planet status by astronomers.
✓ What is actually true
Pluto meets only 2 of 3 planet criteria. It hasn't cleared its orbital path of other objects. The reclassification in 2006 was scientifically justified based on updated definitions.
Reception
The receipts 2 sources
- IAU Planet DefinitionREFERENCE
- Pluto ClassificationPRIMARY