fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-24 months ago& God said, "He whom smelt it, dealt it."mander.xyzimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1553arrow-down120
arrow-up1533arrow-down1image& God said, "He whom smelt it, dealt it."mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeamlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·4 months agoWhat about Ceres, Quaoar, Makmake and Haumea? What about Sedna, Eris and gonggong? How could anyone forget about gonggong?
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoThose were never labeled planets. Pluto was. Arbitrary classification changed to keep Earth’s label important. Wierdly earth centric decision.
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeamlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoThe classifications were always arbitrary. But if you were to change the classification back to what it was before the dwarf plant thing you’d still be including other dwarf planets.
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoSure… what would be wrong with that?
What about Ceres, Quaoar, Makmake and Haumea? What about Sedna, Eris and gonggong? How could anyone forget about gonggong?
Those were never labeled planets. Pluto was. Arbitrary classification changed to keep Earth’s label important. Wierdly earth centric decision.
The classifications were always arbitrary. But if you were to change the classification back to what it was before the dwarf plant thing you’d still be including other dwarf planets.
Sure… what would be wrong with that?