What is your opinion on Pluto, after 76 years, being declassified as a Planet?

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Answer 1

Chalk one up to good old, never faltering, atheiotic 100 % reliable Science.

I remember when science though that adding massive amounts of mercury to teething power was a wonderful idea, until thousands of baby's came down with pinks disease, (brain damage) and suddenly scientist decided that maybe the worlds 2nd most toxic substance should NOT be added to teething powder.

Answer 2

Pluto, the last planet to join the heavenly pantheon, became the first to leave it. The status of Pluto had been under discussion for some time, but with the discovery of 2003 UB313, nicknamed Xena, the question became acute, for it seemingly had as much right as Pluto to be called a planet.

On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union surprised the world by voting in a new definition of planet, one that would exclude Pluto and bring the total number down to eight. (There had previously been been strong speculation that the redefinition would bring the total up to 12 instead of down.)

Pluto was instead classified as a dwarf planet, along with Ceres and the aforementioned Xena. The main difference between a dwarf planet and the real thing is that the dwarf variety has not cleared the area of its orbital path.

This redefinition met with a wave of protests from those who wanted to see the ninth planet grandfathered in, including but not limited to supporters of the late Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. His widow, however, said he would have been accepting of the IAU's decision since "he was a scientist" and understood that astronomers had to take into account newly discovered objects in the Kuiper Belt (where Pluto is located).

But opponents of Pluto's demotion remain unconsoled and have generated a thriving industry in T-shirts, mugs and other memorabilia. Among the many slogans of this movement was one which played on the mnemonic for the names of the erstwhile nine:

Answer 3

Pluto handles what absolutely has to happen, process, birth, growth, and rebirth are all under his jurisdiction.Hades, the guy with the office in the basement rules Pluto.Hes in charge of the scary stuff, he loves black, hates the spotlight, and always works below the surface. Head of the department of death, decay, destruction, and other unavoidables.He disposes of situations that have gone past the point of no return, that absolutely must go.You can't fire Hades! If anything, by DECLASSIFYING (dwarfing) a planet that does all its work behind the scenes, or hidden, we've just empowered him on his own terms. Once the spotlight is taken off Pluto. I'll say 2008 when Pluto moves into Capricorn, it will start the deconstruction process of governments.This has to happen if were ever going to start the age of Aquarius 2012.

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Answer 4

I don't think Pluto cares. As to why people are even having a controversy about this I can't figure out. It's not like it is losing status. It is just in another category that better firs the description. If you want to get in to planet snobbery it is actually in a more elite class now - there are only three dwarf planets and they aren't bound by the rules regular planets are.

Answer 5

you've lots of the elements astronomers utilized of their reasoning. in case you wanted to simplify an answer, this is that pluto's length and orbit, in words of the different planets made it way out of position in series. it really is really a lot it appears that evidently sparkling that Pluto develop into not certainly formed and positioned in its orbit as part of something of the photo voltaic gadget. With Pluto "demoted," the photo voltaic gadget makes extra experience, with the smaller, rocky bodies in the direction of the solar, and the bigger gas or liquid giants to the exterior. Now, this very last might want to nicely be a definition of convenience more effective than of exact technology. Pluto might want to ok have formed in position, and then this is orbit perturbed by employing a large passing body. yet scientists like issues well of their acceptable places. sometimes we favor a really vast shoehorn to make issues in good structure. concerning "Laduron"s answer: by employing that definition, Uranus isn't a planet because it has not cleared Pluto out of this is orbit. (Pluto sometimes crosses interior the orbit of Uranus.) it really is why, even as the perfect definition comes out contained in the textbooks, you'll likely see an astrisk ( * ) next to the reference.

Answer 6

I think it should have been grandfathered in, seeing as it was already considered a planet for 76 years...

Answer 7

Well- since I don't plan on going there for any time soon I really
am not to upset. It should bring the hotel rates down. I heard the
sunsets are out of this world.

Answer 8

When I heard that they were thinking of declassifying Goofy and Donald Duck too, I decided it was the last straw.

Answer 9

I think it's sad. Even if we didn't accept the others as planets, maybe we should grandfather in Pluto. Since we'd already said it could be a planet, let it stay as one.

Answer 10

Because science is always wrong. The Bible never classified Pluto as a planet!