Well, I think their judgement is silly. What exactly is the criteria for being called a planet? It orbits the sun, it has moons, its atmosphere is strong enough to hold gas. Why is it different than other planets? Its orbit is oval shaped, the planets mass is believed to be made up of solidified non-phosphates, and its the smallets planet, but every planet has its differences. There is actually a large planet that orbits the sun between Satern and Uranus that, but isn't considered a planet because of its small size. Why change it now?
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