Posted on 03/19/2017 3:37:35 PM PDT by JimSEA
If Jupiter is not a planet, what do we call it?
Think of the interplanetary wars we could have with 110 planets in our solar system!!
If Jupiter is not a planet, what do we call it?
Think of the interplanetary wars we could have with 110 planets in our solar system!!
That new definition would just lead to popular confusion, I think.
Popular confusion needs no help.
Pluto is still pissed off about its downgrade.
Does this now make it a Senior Planet like it used to be?
It’s those people that for stupid sentimental reasons want Pluto to be called a planet again, like they learned in grade school. Even though they’ve never seen or ever will see the tiny ball of ice they hold so dear, they betray the very soul of science over it by saying their feelings are more important than empirical data.
Why, yes. Earth has a gob of moons when the definition of “moon” is appropriately adjusted.
Now, how are we supposed to memorize all those names?
So all the asteroids are planets now?
A hyperplanet? An assistant sun?
Basically I guess many asteroids might qualify depending on their orbit. This definition is just a proposal and a poor one I’d say.
“Our solar system could contain over 100 planets if a new classification system is approved. “
Sorry. Approval or disapproval of a classification system does not make planets appear or disappear.
They are or aren’t planets, irrespective of the classification system.
Pluto is still pissed off about its downgrade.
How would you like to be replaced by babbling Daffy duck and his cousins?
Same liberal agenda — redefine EVERYTHING. Make everything lose its meaning. A planet could be a meteor if it wants to be meteor. Who are you to say it is not a meteor?
I think the definition is a good one. If a body has enough mass to become spherical, it should be called a planet. If it orbits another planet of greater mass than itself, it can be labeled a moon-planet.
Every asteroid gets a trophy.
If a body orbits a planet, it’s a moon. I don’t care how big it is.
On the other hand, I never did agree with denoting Pluto to a dwarf planet. It orbits the sun, and has enough mass to have pulled itself into a sphere. Other bodies that meet that description should also be designated as planets.
I think if an asteroid self identifies as a planet, then it’s a planet.
If a body isn't massive enough to have pulled itself into a spheroid shape, I'd say no.
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