Pluto now called a Plutoid

[Thetagirl218]

I think it is stupid that a bunch of humans think that they can decide what is a planet and what isn't! It just reminds me of history when leaders decided which part of newly discovered land should go to which greedy country!

Keep it a planet for goodness sakes!

[AKA_Monet]

I saw some show on National Geographic about why the astronomers de-planeted Pluto. They said the "definition of what a planet is" was not changed since like 16th century. Pluto does not have essential properities--I think rotational axis about itself, no amount of true planet core as measured when Pluto is closest to the Sun and it's rotation around the Sun is not quite consistent...

I thought it was interesting as to why they "de-planeted" Pluto. Yeah, it sucks. But if there were to be some kind of "standardization" of our "heavenly bodies" based on modern consistent relevant data...

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

I think it is stupid that a bunch of humans think that they can decide what is a planet and what isn't! It just reminds me of history when leaders decided which part of newly discovered land should go to which greedy country!

Keep it a planet for goodness sakes!

Who should decide then?

[cheerfulgreek]

I actually think Pluto has all the properties of what a planet should be. It has an atmosphere rich in nitrogen and it also has a moon. I guess astronomers don't see Pluto as a celestial body that orbits the Sun with sufficient mass and gravity. It's orbit is way out there, but Mercury has an unstable orbit too, with virtually no atmosphere, and if I'm not mistaken I don't even think Mercury has a moon. So, it confuses me why Pluto is not one of the 9 planets in our solar system, but Mercury is.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Who should decide then?

Well I don't know if the Vulcans will be the ones to decide......