dwarf planet
Noun
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- A dwarf planet is a type of space object that is smaller than a regular planet. Dwarf planets are spherical (round), but they have smaller space objects nearby them (unlike a planet).
- Pluto is a dwarf planet because, although it is round, there is space junk floating around it.
| The Solar System (edit) | |
|---|---|
| Star | sun |
| Planets | Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune |
| Dwarf planets | Ceres • Orcus • Pluto • Haumea • Quaoar • Makemake • Gonggong • Eris • Sedna |
| Small solar system bodies | asteroid belt • comets • Kuiper belt • meteors • Oort cloud • scattered disc |
| Other | moon • symbols for objects |