Does Pluto have enough mass/gravity to clear out the objects? Or it does not have enough mass/gravity to do it?

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Bongo

12 November, 16:08

Does Pluto have enough mass/gravity to clear out the objects? Or it does not have enough mass/gravity to do it?

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Jorge Palmer · Answer 1

Pluto is not a planet anymore and if it was then the Answer is no

Sydnee Newton · Answer 2

No it does not. To be considered a planet, one of the factors that it needs to achieve is the ability to "clear the neighborhood" where it clears the objects around it. It has a weak gravitational pull so it can't completely clear objects, only small ones.