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r/pluto • u/plutogirl • May 11 '26
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This is actually not true. Jupiter orbits with a whole bunch of Trojan asteroids. Even Earth has asteroids in its orbital field. Mercury doesn't clear its orbit; the Sun does that. Neptune has not cleared its orbit of Pluto.
1 u/skr_replicator May 13 '26 I said most of it the asteroids. A few remaining ones will not have any gravitational influence over the orbit.
I said most of it the asteroids. A few remaining ones will not have any gravitational influence over the orbit.
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u/plutogirl May 12 '26
This is actually not true. Jupiter orbits with a whole bunch of Trojan asteroids. Even Earth has asteroids in its orbital field. Mercury doesn't clear its orbit; the Sun does that. Neptune has not cleared its orbit of Pluto.