I mean, the poor little guy was really down, even talked about spinning into Jupiter! Why do scientists have to be so mean?
2006-09-27 08:19:28 · 9 answers · asked by keepitsafe2think 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Does that person above me know that there were actually nine planets, and know there are only eight, or are they just joking?
2006-09-27 08:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
pluto is not a planet. some consider pluto and charon to be a binary system, but two small bodies orbit this system. they are called nix and hydra. this does not change anything about the solar system or pluto. it just corrects the mistake of classifying pluto as a planet initially.
http://www.iau.org/fileadmin/content/pdfs/Resolution_GA26-5-6.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
pluto orbits the sun, is round, does not have an isolated orbit (a bunch of other similar bodies have similar orbits.), and is not a satellite so it is a dwarf planet.
this same thing has happened before. beginning in 1800, astronomers found a few bodies orbiting between the orbits of mars and jupiter, and they finally stopped calling them planets after the fourth discovery. astronomers then added numerals to the names, and pluto recently got its numeral. 150 years from now, no one will think of "134340 pluto" as a planet. very few will even know we classified it as a planet. "1 ceres" and "136199 eris" are other dwarf planets.
i have been waiting for this since i was about twelve. i feel somewhat satisfied. i knew that pluto didn't fit the pattern set by the major bodies in the solar system so it was an anomaly. it just felt illogical and "out of place". this was the right thing to do, believe me. i don't understand why so many are having such a problem with this.
i don't know how long this will drag on tho. many planetary scientists are not satisfied that the definition is rigorous enough.
2006-09-27 09:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least Pluto was given the status of a dwarf planet.
Mickey was completely ignored!
2006-09-27 08:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto hasn't ever in reality been a planet. i have continually idea it changed into probable yet another moon of Neptune, yet then, what do i understand? besides, once you've an undertaking with the note "dwarf" then can we reclassify the "dwarf trees" "dwarf stars" "Dwarf Hamsters" "dwarf Goats" and so on. can we modify the call of the fairy tale to "Snow White and the 7 Little human beings"? Get severe.
2016-11-24 22:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know!! I mean,poor think doesn't even know what he is anymore! They go forever saying there's 7 planets,now there's not.
2006-09-27 08:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I certainly sympathize with poor Pluto...
2006-09-27 08:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by Ms.Capulet 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
planet is a word with no agreed upon definition so its only a planet if think it is
2006-09-27 14:31:40 · answer #7 · answered by hondacobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He must really be pissed at his wife, Xena, for bringing all this undue attention to him. If it wasn't for her meddling, he'd still be in the gang.
2006-09-27 08:23:15 · answer #8 · answered by ohmneo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell 'im to do us all a favor and spin into Uranus....
2006-09-27 08:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by Sailor Jupiter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋