sign my petition!
http://www.petitiononline.com/PP896/petition.html
it will make a difference!
2006-08-26 06:38:09 · 12 answers · asked by jonyboy26 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
GOOD ONE !
I'm signing it a hell of a lot to get them to change it . Good Luck !
2006-08-26 07:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Seriously...why...do...you... care? What the f u c k difference does it make whether we call it a planet, an asteroid (no, that is not its current status, by the way. It is a dwarf planet. Shows you really did your research before starting a petition, there, buddy.) or a giant ice cube, for that matter. It's still there. We didn't blow it up, we changed how it is classified. It doesn't matter. Get over it, and move on.
Added: Why is it that a few of you want so badly for Pluto to be a planet, yet NONE of you have given a single reason why it should, or even why you want it to?!
2006-08-26 15:57:32 · answer #2 · answered by Master Maverick 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First off, NASA had nothing to do with the desicision to demote Pluto. It's the International Astronomical Union, an *international* group of astronomers, who created a definition of the word "planet" (there wasn't a definition before) and Pluto doesn't fit. It's not like anyone's going to blow up Pluto or anything. Now it's one of the largest members of the Kuiper Belt, which I think makes it pretty special. You really want to keep it as the puniest planet? That's like continuing to call the Ugly Duckling a duck even though you know it doesn't look anything like any of the other ducks.
2006-08-26 13:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
First, NASA has nothing to do with it.
Second, the international astronomical union did a very good ruling that establlishes some good definition. They are experts in the field, you are not.
So why do you make a petition so that Pluto will be enlarged and moved to an orbit where it can be considered a planet instead?
2006-08-26 13:53:35 · answer #4 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the international astronomical union corrected the mistake of classifying pluto as a planet initially. this does not change anything about the solar system or pluto, but it does change the language to fit observation. this means the anything that orbits with a bunch of other bodies is a dwarf planet.
(1) A classical 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 neighborhood around its orbit.
(2) 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 neighborhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.
(3) All other objects orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies".
2006-08-26 20:27:30 · answer #5 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh. What has Pluto ever done for me? This has been a long time coming.
2006-08-26 13:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by keiko 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
good for you! i want pluto to be a planet! and to all you who don't care, shame on you!
but don't send it to NASA. send it to international astronomical union, they made the decision.
2006-08-26 16:10:00 · answer #7 · answered by otter7 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is NASA going to do about it? It's hardly their call...
2006-08-26 13:42:15 · answer #8 · answered by ThePeter 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He is too far away. i have newer seen him. so why save that idiot?
2006-08-26 14:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by Nalin S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
done deal ( why waste the time it's just a stupid name )
2006-08-26 13:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋