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?
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Pluto will always be a planet to me, and you’ll pry that definition from my cold, dead hands!
kbal@fedia.io 1 week ago
Stay strong. A dwarf planet is a perfectly valid kind of planet, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Neato@ttrpg.network 1 week ago
It’s not the size that counts but the ability to clear your orbit. ;)
anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Does it dig mines and sing upbeat work songs?
BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 week ago
Arenyou gonna start calling Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Orcus planets?
We went through this 150 years ago ehen the asteroid belt was discovered. Every astronomer wanted credit for discovering a new planet, so at one point there were 15 before all the astronomers got together and said it was untenable.
Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes. We could have had a planet Orcus and we were like “nah, we’ll pass.” That would have been metal as shit.
DigitalDruid@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
without orbital dominance?
amazon.com ass planet with fake reviews.
nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 week ago
So Neptune has a rogue rock in its orbit that also orbits the sun and we’re just gonna give Neptune a pass on that one because we saw it first.
At best, this is size discrimination, and neptunotism, and we both know it!
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah but it’s delivered with a nice hand written note from a single mom in China so I 5 star anyways.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The central point that Pluto and Charon orbit about is also outside of Pluto. All other planets have the center point located within the planet.
en.wikipedia.org/…/File:Pluto-Charon_system-new.g…
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Real scientific, Jerry.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Hungry For Apples?
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 week ago
Whatever, Pluto is a dwarf planet.
crispyflagstones@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
A dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
diverging@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Not according to the IAU.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 week ago
New Billy Joel song? I heard he’s writing again.