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Space@mander.xyz · 15 days ago

Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?

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Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?

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Space@mander.xyz · 15 days ago

Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionate

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There are mathematical formulae for defining it and the dwarf planets have orders of magnitude lower values in comparison to planets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearing_the_neighbourhood

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