As weird as this sounds, Pluto is not a planet. Why? Because Pluto doesn't clear its orbit of debris. Mercury is a planet because it orbits a star, has a gravitational pull to control the bodies in its surrounding area (or clears its orbit of debris), and is spherical. Pluto meets all the other requirements of being labeled as a 'planet', but it still can't quite fit under that category.
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