[omegaman]

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[Saquist]

The more moons they find the more I'm inclined to agree with the Dwarf Planet description even though I don't agree with it's reasoning.

[omegaman]

Originally Posted by Saquist

The more moons they find the more I'm inclined to agree with the Dwarf Planet description even though I don't agree with it's reasoning.

Personally, I think Pluto should have been left as a recognized planet.

The way thinks are going, I think there are more bodies in this solar system that will qualify as fully fledged planets, probably a dozen more on the outer fringes.

[Captain Tom Coughlin]

You know, 9 planets is the only number that will ever sound right to me, even when it's no longer right!

[Saquist]

Originally Posted by omegaman

Personally, I think Pluto should have been left as a recognized planet.

The way thinks are going, I think there are more bodies in this solar system that will qualify as fully fledged planets, probably a dozen more on the outer fringes.

I think of Pluto as a full planet aswell but many of it's moons are just hunks of ice. That's another thing I think is unfair abut the description I think it's saying ice planets aren't planets

[Akula2ssn]

Dwarf planet is a pretty new term isn't it?

[Captain Tom Coughlin]

Yes, it was coined in 2006

[Saquist]

Originally Posted by Akula2ssn

Dwarf planet is a pretty new term isn't it?

Specially made for Pluto and it's cohorts.

[rayq81]

Nice find, thanks for posting

[horatio]

I think it makes sense to separate Pluto from the other planets. He has far more in common with the other stuff beyond Neptune than with the four gas giants.