Confused! The impression I got from Astronomy blogs and sites was that the IAA had indeed confirmed Pluto was a planet (Indeed, I asked a question about the implications of this)
Now this from yahoo news
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24082006/325/pluto-stripped-planet-status.html
What's going on?
2006-08-24 03:22:04 · 11 answers · asked by Avondrow 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
this is sorta confusing to me. They said "dwarf planet". Well aren't "dwarf people" still people? We don't go around calling them "dwarf people", we simply call them "people". (I'm not picking on dwarf people, just using an example).
What difference does any of this make anyway? Am I going to have to relearn my plant song........Oh, the suns a hot star, Mercury's hot too. Venus is the brightest planet. Earth is home to me and you. Mars is the red one. Jupiter's most wide. Saturn's got those icy rings and Uranus spins on it's side. Neptune's really windy and Pluto's really small.......Well, you wanted to name the planets and now you named them all.
If they declassify Pluto as a planet - it will mess up the whole song.
2006-08-24 03:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by ghoppers64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the new definition of the planet, pluto is not under it, more over there are similar objects in the similar space where pluto is which are identical to that of pluto ,so all the items which are similar to that of pluto cannot be added into the list of planets,instead we are having a choice to remove pluto from the list ,this makes the list of planets simple
2006-08-24 03:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vote was today. The press obviously though it was going to go some other way. Now Pluto's not a planet, we have a nice simple picture with the rocky dwarfs and the gas giants separated by the asteroid belt. Other trans-neptunian objects are really remote and not that interesting.
2006-08-24 03:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is not a planet. The news was released this morning from the group that has been studying the question. They redefined "planet" and Pluto no longer met the qualifications to be considered a planet.
2006-08-24 03:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully they will give it status as a dwarf planet. Because it really isnt a classical planet. But i dont think they have fully made the decision yet, but they are going to demote pluto.
2006-08-24 03:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by vanman8u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only Pluto you should know of now is Mickey's dog, not the planet anymore.
2006-08-24 03:29:08 · answer #6 · answered by someguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is not a planet.
The official definition from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_redefinition_of_planet :
'A planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
A dwarf planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.
All other objects orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies".'
2006-08-24 03:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the debate is not over, they are still trying to figure it out. In a couple of years (maybe) they will come up with a definitive answer. The idea is still too new, and people are still voicing their opinions.
2006-08-24 03:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by forgottenprincess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marvin gaye sang whats going on
2006-08-24 17:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Steven E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm confused myself. But can you honestly decertify a planet?
2006-08-24 03:23:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋