uto was discovered in 1930 and declared the ninth planet of our Solar System, bu

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uto was discovered in 1930 and declared the ninth planet of our Solar System, but in 2006 the ernational Astronomical Union changed Pluto's status to dwarf planet. Which of the following statements e true of Pluto and which make it a dwarf planet? true AND qualifies Pluto as a dwarf planet true but UNRELATED to dwarf planet status false NASA mission named Voyager visited Pluto Pluto is large enough that self-gravity has formed it into a round shape Pluto has not cleared the neighborhood of its orbit Pluto is in orbit around the Sun Pluto has natural satelites Pluto has a moon named Charon Previous Check Answer Next

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Pluto qualifies as an dwarf planet because of its irregular orbit. According to Scientists, it is a ball of ice it should not be classed a planet like the other planets.

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