RJA #9b: Freewriting

Although Pluto is now a Dwarf Planet, it still has been an important part of American culture. The people who decided that Pluto should no longer be a planet were just a small group of men. These men were scientist, but they weren't representing the people. Because Pluto is so small, yet has so many moons (more than the Earth even), it is considered a dwarf planet. It exists in a small ring just outside of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. This belt consists of many other dwarf planets and asteroids, some larger than Pluto. The three moons of Pluto, Charon, Nix, and Hydra are tiny. Even though these three objects are so small, they are still orbiting Pluto, just like all the other planets. The change to Pluto's planetary status was made in 2006, by the IAU, or International Astronomical Union. The IAU met in Prague, and made a vote on Pluto's planetary fate. This summit where the voting occurred took place through the dates August 14 to August 25 in 2006. The topic of Pluto's planetary status has been a long ongoing debate in the astronomical community, ever since its discovery in the 1930's by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. Pluto got its name not from the beloved Disney character but rather from the Greek god of the under world. This name was suggested by none other than an eleven year old little girl. With all these different circumstances, should Pluto have another chance? Does the planetary status need some reconsideration? At this time it looks as though Pluto will not, but that does not mean that it will never get that second chance.