Possible Reinstatement of Pluto as a Planet?

New!  Scientists debate planet definition, status of Pluto
(Laurel KORNFELD, SpaceFlight Insider; May 5, 2019)
https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/solar-system/scientists-debate-planet-definition-status-of-pluto/


 Pluto a Planet?  New Research for UCF Suggests Yes
(Robert H. WELLS, UCF Today; September 6, 2018)
https://today.ucf.edu/pluto-planet-research/


Featured Research Article:


 The Reclassification of Asteroids from Planets to Non-planets
(METZGER et al., 2018)
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1805/1805.04115.pdf



Artist Impression of Pluto and Charon (NASA, 1992)


















Additional Selected Publications:


Pluto’s Classification
(BANE, 2019)

A Quantitative Criterion for Defining Planets
(MARGOT, 2015)
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.06300


Website:


 International Astronomical Union (IAU)
https://www.iau.org/

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