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The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body with three characteristics: It orbits the sun, it's big enough for gravity to mold it into a roundish shape.
Instead of focusing on the planets' roundness and orbital paths, the new definition emphasizes a measurable quantity: the object's mass.
The new definition would still leave Pluto with its dwarf planet status.
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