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Why is Triton thought to be a dwarf planet?

Why is Triton thought to be a dwarf planet?

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W. Pratt

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Answered Dec 14, 2018

There are a lot of people who are fascinated by the heavenly bodies that can be found in the solar system. There is no doubt that the earth’s moon is fascinating but others would like to look into the other moons of the planets. Neptune has one moon called Triton that was thought out to be a dwarf planet.

The size of this moon is smaller than Earth. It was assumed to be a different planet because its orbit is different from that of Neptune. Upon closer inspection, astronomers saw that it still rotates around Neptune which means that it is Neptune’s moon. It is Pluto that is considered to be a dwarf planet at present time.

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