Pluto will always be a planet to me, and you’ll pry that definition from my cold, dead hands!
Stay strong. A dwarf planet is a perfectly valid kind of planet, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
It’s not the size that counts but the ability to clear your orbit. ;)
this condition makes “planetness” into a local condition. so theoretically, we can throw enough junk into space and stop anything we want from being a planet.
pluto just got unlucky in terms of the amount of trash it has in its way. its not fair :(
No, because if it’s a proper planet it will clear its orbit.
You know, this post made me realize something. Some people are viewing it in terms of “rank”, instead of an arbitrary scientific classification designed to efficiently communicate ideas in a clear and concise way.
It’s like … mythology or something, and the planet(oid) being anthropomorphized.
Do people also view kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species as “ranks” of some sort, with some intrinsically greater value being given to some over others?
Planet Y
In case it’s a dwarf
Damnit who let Elon name that planet?
