• Enkrod@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Nah, the cutoff is “is it mostly spherical due to its own gravity?” and “has it cleared its orbit from other bodies?”

    Pluto is massive enough to be spherical but did not clear its orbit from other bodies. Now its the head of its own family, the dwarf-planets.