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minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoAnd if Ceres is a planet, shouldn’t Eris be one too?
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoExactly. It would get real messy.
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWhat is argument for Ceres and Eris being planets?
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoLarge round bodies orbiting the sun.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoThe same as for Pluto
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape. Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.
And if Ceres is a planet, shouldn’t Eris be one too?
Exactly. It would get real messy.
What is argument for Ceres and Eris being planets?
Large round bodies orbiting the sun.
The same as for Pluto
Hydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape.
Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.