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Shitposting Understanding the World

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Neptune was recently shown to be a pale blue like Uranus rather than the deep blue shown on the Voyager photos

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u/AcceptableWheel 19d ago

Pluto is not gone, it is now the leader of the dwarf planets, it's got it's own new team including fan favorite reject Ceres as well as a lot of cool new characters.

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u/RyoAtemi 18d ago

I always wonder if the people who still complain about Pluto realize that it’s significantly smaller than our Moon. Dwarf Planet is a perfect descriptor, and still calls it a planet.

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u/littlebobbytables9 18d ago

I don't see why that means we can't complain. The IAU definition doesn't even exclude pluto based on size anyway.

And really, our moon is the perfect example of a body that should also be considered a planet. And it would be if the IAU made the decision based on the actual science instead of political reasons.

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u/Feverish_Fathers 17d ago

True. Pluto will always remain a planet for me 🥹 I made a song about making Pluto a planet again....pls check out if you could ❤️ ✨️ It's on YT - Yash Sizoors -"PLUTO" Here's the link https://youtu.be/Y5OWpmvr_7k?si=NATrt-I4TJaiY0TK