Recent content by IQ=>1

Looking at the chart that is provided, and knowing Mercury averages .4 AU, I think Mercury didn't clear its orbit. The gravitational pull from the Sun more than likely pulled all the smaller objects in and around Mercury into itself. Then again, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune haven't cleared...

I keep seeing articles about what should be a planet and what should be a dwarf planet. Looking at what the current rules are, a planet must have "cleared out neighborhood around its orbit". I would think that Mercury is a dwarf planet. I think that Mercury didn't clear its neighborhood, the...