Should Pluto be a Planet?

[Vazdania]

Yes, Pluto should be a planet. It's pulled itself into a sphere under its own gravity, it orbits a star, and it has moons*...

*Noting not all planets have moons

[Khanastan]

They day they make muh little babby Eris a planet is the day that all Dwarf Planets will be considered one.

But until then, Pluto is destined to be another rock in orbit around the Sun who isn't good enough to rub shoulders with the Titans; Earth, Saturn and the rest of them.

Unless he slays a space dragon or something. In which case, I say that he is crowned the king of Sol.

[Vazdania]

Planet: A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.


....therefore....Pluto is a planet. AmIright?

[Surfistan]

Planet: A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.


....therefore....Pluto is a planet. AmIright?

Great, let's recognize Halley as a planet.

[Norjagen]

They day they make muh little babby Eris a planet is the day that all Dwarf Planets will be considered one.

But until then, Pluto is destined to be another rock in orbit around the Sun who isn't good enough to rub shoulders with the Titans; Earth, Saturn and the rest of them.

Unless he slays a space dragon or something. In which case, I say that he is crowned the king of Sol.

Pluto! You must slay the SPACE KRAKEN!

[Tlaceceyaya]

Planet: A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.


....therefore....Pluto is a planet. AmIright?

No, you aren't, because that's not the definition of a planet.

[Utceforp]

Yes, Pluto should be a planet. It's pulled itself into a sphere under its own gravity, it orbits a star, and it has moons*...

*Noting not all planets have moons

It orbits around a point between itself and Charon.

[Conscentia]

Planet: A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

....therefore....Pluto is a planet. AmIright?

That's not the definition of a planet.

A planet is an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

Pluto has not cleared it's neighbouring region of planetesimals, thus is not a planet.

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2gbGXzFbs
This is why...

[New haven america]

I remember when people lost their shit over Pluto's status being "changed". I really don't see what the big deal is.

My 9th grade science teacher is in denial.

[VonHyden]

yes, planetary qualifications are arbitrary and I'd rather not throw away my "incorrect" posters.

[Galborg]

Yes, Pluto should be a planet. It's pulled itself into a sphere under its own gravity, it orbits a star, and it has moons*...

*Noting not all planets have moons

It orbits around a point between itself and Charon.

Indeed, when Charon was first spotted, we thought it was Pluto's moon. Then we built bigger and better telescopes: Pluto and Charon are a dual planet system rotating about each other and also both rotating around the Sun. Both Pluto and Charon are planets.

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

It orbits around a point between itself and Charon.

Indeed, when Charon was first spotted, we thought it was Pluto's moon. Then we built bigger and better telescopes: Pluto and Charon are a dual planet system rotating about each other and also both rotating around the Sun. Both Pluto and Charon are planets.

Just like the Asteroid belt...

[Divair]

planetary qualifications are arbitrary

Except not.

[Galborg]

Indeed, when Charon was first spotted, we thought it was Pluto's moon. Then we built bigger and better telescopes: Pluto and Charon are a dual planet system rotating about each other and also both rotating around the Sun. Both Pluto and Charon are planets.

Just like the Asteroid belt...

But Pluto and Charon are ROUND. Ceres and Vesta are ROUND so they are planets too. Most asteroids ain't round, so they ain't planets.

[Fartsniffage]

planetary qualifications are arbitrary

Except not.

Really? Why not?

[Vazdania]

Planet: A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

....therefore....Pluto is a planet. AmIright?

That's not the definition of a planet.

A planet is an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

Pluto has not cleared it's neighbouring region of planetesimals, thus is not a planet.

But it is so adorable...I think it should be considered a planet.

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

Just like the Asteroid belt...

But Pluto and Charon are ROUND. Ceres and Vesta are ROUND so they are planets too. Most asteroids ain't round, so they ain't planets.

What's the shape of the sun? Or a normal comet?

[Divair]

Except not.

Really? Why not?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet#Attributes

[Fartsniffage]

Really? Why not?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet#Attributes

Well done.

Now why aren't they arbitrary? That was the question I actually asked.

[Divair]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet#Attributes

Well done.

Now why aren't they arbitrary? That was the question I actually asked.

Because they're not just a bunch of random traits chosen because "lol why not"? Hence the link to the reason planets are grouped together.


Madness, I know.

[Galborg]

That's not the definition of a planet.

A planet is an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

Pluto has not cleared it's neighbouring region of planetesimals, thus is not a planet.

But it is so adorable...I think it should be considered a planet.

Neptune has NOT cleared its orbit because Pluto is still there. Is Neptune degraded to Untermensch Planet?

[Fartsniffage]

Well done.

Now why aren't they arbitrary? That was the question I actually asked.

Because they're not just a bunch of random traits chosen because "lol why not"? Hence the link to the reason planets are grouped together.


Madness, I know.

What are those reasons? It's a simple question.

[Dakini]

Should Pluto still be a planet? A few years ago, Pluto was declassified from Planet status to Dwarf Planet status. What is your opinion Ns? I think they were right, Pluto is similar in size to several objects near it ,and is too small and similar in shape to all the to all the other things out at the fringe regions of the solars system. all those small planets, like Eris for example, are not classified as planets. Nor should Pluto be.

Technically those aren't why Pluto was declassified to dwarf Planet. Also, some of those aren't true (e.g. it's not similar in shape to all the other things out there... most other things out there aren't spherical).


It definitely shouldn't be a planet either.

[Petrovsegratsk]

No, it should be destroyed, just like Carthage Akkad.

Because the Scorpion King movies just got worse and worse...