ZONABANTEN.com – It turns out that this is the reason Pluto is not a planet, namely because it does not meet 3 important criteria.
Since ancient times, we have known that there are 9 planets in the Solar System.
The names of the 9 planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The smallest planet is Pluto.
Reporting from the Peekaboo Kidz YouTube channel, Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, an astronomer from the United States.
This discovery by Tombaugh occurred in 1930. Since then, Pluto is known as the 9th planet in the Solar System.
Until August 2006, a number of scientists gathered in the event International Astronomical Union (IAU) of Paris.
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The results of the meeting stated that Pluto was no longer a planet.
Then, what’s the reason? According to the IAU, there are 3 criteria that a celestial body must meet in order to be categorized as a planet, namely:
