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 year ago
Pluto will always be a planet to me, and you’ll pry that definition from my cold, dead hands!
kbal@fedia.io 1 year ago
Stay strong. A dwarf planet is a perfectly valid kind of planet, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Neato@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
It’s not the size that counts but the ability to clear your orbit. ;)
anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Does it dig mines and sing upbeat work songs?
BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 year 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 year 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 year ago
without orbital dominance?
amazon.com ass planet with fake reviews.
nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 year 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 year 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 year 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 year ago
Real scientific, Jerry.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Hungry For Apples?
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 year ago
Whatever, Pluto is a dwarf planet.
crispyflagstones@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
A dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
diverging@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Not according to the IAU.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 year ago
New Billy Joel song? I heard he’s writing again.