Pluto. Asteroid, planet or comet?

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What if they decide to include all the large Asteroids? Then we will have something like 35 planets! Imagine trying to remember the names of the Planets for Science Exam!! :mrgreen:
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actually the committe has already decided sometime back to end all the debate by confirming Pluto's status as a planet once and for all. this will hopefully stop all the time wasted on this pointless endeavour and move on.

As it is, they are deciding on the criteria for an object to be classified as a planet and besides being having sufficient mass to be round, it should also be same sized or bigger than Pluto....among other factors.
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Only primary students need to re-take their Primary 5 science exams! hahaha :D :D
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Ironic...The IAU doesnt have a definition for planet
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