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Is planet Jupiter a Dwarf Planet?

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No, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

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Is Jupiter a dwarf planet?
no, Pluto is though
What decides if a dwarf planet is a dwarf planet?
It needs hydrostatic equilibrium (roughly spherical shape cause of gravity) and hasn't cleared it's orbit of planetoids (other asteroids and dwarf planets). The definition of dwarf planet is...
How do the planets and ''dwarf planets'' differ?
Its mainly due to their size, and the fact that Dwarf Planets have not cleared their orbit of enough of the other rocks and planetoids that are also at that orbit. Pluto has not cleared its orbit of...
What planet is the dwarf planet?
well if u think about it logically.....Pluto, classified as a planet since its discovery, was reclassified as a dwarf planet only a few years ago.
How do you determine if a planet is a dwarf planet?
The planet needs to be big as Mercury and the planet's rotation.