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The worst part of Pluto's demotion from "planet" to "dwarf planet" is the sheer disrespect toward what's arguably the most interesting planet that's not Earth.
by yellowapple 1y ago
The worst part of Pluto's demotion from "planet" to "dwarf planet" is the sheer disrespect toward what's arguably the most interesting planet that's not Earth.
The second-worst part is that we can't call this hypothetical trans-Plutonian planet "Planet X" anymore.
- gs17 1y agoI can settle for Planet 9 From Outer Space.
- invalidlogin 1y agoThe film The operating system The planet The legend
- caulkboots 1y agoPlanet X is Eris.
- globular-toast 1y ago"Planet X" was used before Pluto was discovered. The X didn't mean 10. In fact, Pluto was thought to be Planet X before they realised it was much, much smaller than that.
- yellowapple 1y agoThe people now calling it Planet 9 instead of Planet X, as in the article, evidently didn't get that memo.