Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down117
arrow-up1490arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squarecrispyflagstones@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
minus-squarediverginglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoNot according to the IAU. According to the IAU, “planets and dwarf planets are two distinct classes of objects” – in other words, “dwarf planets” are not planets.
A dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
Not according to the IAU.
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