• Swedneck
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        3 months ago

        and charon, which is in mutual orbit with pluto and not that much smaller

        which really shows how much the average “pluto is a planet” person actually knows about space, lol

        • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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          3 months ago

          And my mates Ceres and Sedna! And Orcus, Makemake, Haumea, Eris (which started this whole deal), Gonggong, Quaoar, Salacia, Leleākūhonua, and at least 40 undiscovered Sednoids. Vesta, Pallas, Hygeia, and Interamnia probably counted at one point too!

          At some point it stops being gatekeeping and is just another kingdom entirely.