How would most planetary scientists classify Pluto? Why was this not done when it was found in 1930, misleading generations of elementary school children?
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It is the largest of the Kuiper Belt Objects, certainly neither a Jovian nor a terrestrial planet. It is comparable to Neptune's moon Triton, which is also a captured KBO as well. We did not know about the Kuiper Belt until its discovery in 1992. Other similar Kuiper Belt Objects are now known as Plutoids.
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