Pluto not a planet! This statement, made by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, caused a furor with elementary students across the country. After 10 years, Tyson, travels across the country to find out what attracts so many to this cold, distant, icy rock. [60:00] (02 March 2010)

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pluto

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Additional Tags

minor planets, solar system, nova, pbs, plutoids, dwarf planet

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)