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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:25 pmby The Saint James Islands
No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
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Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:25 pmby New haven america
The Orson Empire wrote:Seriously, just get over it people. Pluto isn't a planet.
Tell my 9th grade science teacher that.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:25 pmby DrakoBlaria
Mike the Progressive wrote:Aren't dwarf planets planets too?
Dwarf planets are planets to, they are just like you, except they are dwarf, dwarfTo anyone who didn't get the refrence... I envy you and your ears
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:26 pmby Ruridova
For all intents and purposes it's a dwarf planet as far as I'm concerned.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:26 pmby DrakoBlaria
The Saint James Islands wrote:No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
/thread
Now that was just
planet mean
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:26 pmby Zonolia
No, because the IAU, not NASA said so...
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:29 pmby The Orson Empire
New haven america wrote:The Orson Empire wrote:Seriously, just get over it people. Pluto isn't a planet.
Tell my 9th grade science teacher that.
She believes Pluto is a planet? She is ignoring reality then.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:29 pmby Snape
Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:29 pmby Gaveo
DrakoBlaria wrote:The Saint James Islands wrote:No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
/thread
Now that was just
planet mean
That pun was bad and you should feel bad.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:29 pmby Ultimata-Kelloa
Pluto was a planet when, at the same time, a larger object was classified as a dwarf planet. Either make a new planet or remove Pluto. We removed Pluto.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:29 pmby Anachronous Rex
The United Soviet Socialist Republic wrote:Dwarf planets are still planets.
All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:30 pmby Black Marshes
Avenio wrote:Black Marshes wrote:Note: 'because NASA says so' is not an answer.
Why? Do you hate the existence of experts so much that you refuse to consider the opinion of an international body composed of pretty much all PhD-level astronomers and above on the planet (ie the IAU, not NASA, FYI) to be definitive?
No, I just wanted peoples opinions rathet than everyone saying 'because NASA, the IAU, etc say so'.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:30 pmby Fartsniffage
Snape wrote:Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.
What's the Kaiper belt?
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:30 pmby The Red Star Empire
No, its a dwarf planet along with Eris and co.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:31 pmby Gandoor
Anachronous Rex wrote:The United Soviet Socialist Republic wrote:Dwarf planets are still planets.
All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...
Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:31 pmby The Orson Empire
Fartsniffage wrote:Snape wrote:Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.
What's the Kaiper belt?
It's actually called the Kuiper belt.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:31 pmby Zavea
i'm entirely aware pluto isn't considered a planet, but i grew up being taught that it was and after elementary school i just became completely disconnected from popular science concerning astronomy so it feels weird sometimes to hear that scientific consensus made a complete 180 in that time
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:32 pmby The Orson Empire
Gandoor wrote:Anachronous Rex wrote:All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...
Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!
Something that is not alive cannot have feelings.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:32 pmby Bentrada
No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:
It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!
Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.
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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:32 pmby Fartsniffage
The Orson Empire wrote:Fartsniffage wrote:What's the Kaiper belt?
It's actually called the Kuiper belt.
I know.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:33 pmby Gandoor
The Orson Empire wrote:Gandoor wrote:Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!
Something that is not alive cannot have feelings.
Nonsense.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:33 pmby Avenio
Black Marshes wrote:Avenio wrote:Why? Do you hate the existence of experts so much that you refuse to consider the opinion of an international body composed of pretty much all PhD-level astronomers and above on the planet (ie the IAU, not NASA, FYI) to be definitive?
No, I just wanted peoples opinions rathet than everyone saying 'because NASA, the IAU, etc say so'.
Why, was the reasoning the IAU gave not good enough?
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:33 pmby The Orson Empire
Bentrada wrote:No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:
It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!
Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the
Kepler Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does
not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.
It's the Kuiper Belt, not the Kepler Belt.
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:34 pmby Bentrada
The Orson Empire wrote:Bentrada wrote:No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:
It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!
Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the
Kepler Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does
not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.
It's the Kuiper Belt, not the Kepler Belt.
Fixed it
Posted:
Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:35 pmby Uieurnthlaal
No. Can we end this thread already? Asking if Pluto's not a planet is like asking if red's a color.