What belt was Pluto the first object to be discovered in?
Asteroid Belt
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Orion Belt
Answer
Pluto was discovered in 1930 and initially classified as the ninth planet. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a "dwarf planet" due to its characteristics and its orbit within the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a vast region beyond the orbit of Neptune, populated by numerous small icy bodies and dwarf planets.
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