Pros of Pluto being a planet:
- It had been considered the 9th planet in our solar system for over 70 years prior to its reclassification.
- Many people, especially children, had an emotional attachment to Pluto as a planet.
Cons of Pluto being a planet:
- It is much smaller than the other planets, only about one-fifth the width of Earth's Moon.
- Its orbit is highly elliptical and tilted, unlike the other planets which orbit the sun in the same plane.
- It has not "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit, sharing its space with