#pluto is a planet

[owensgrumpyoranges]

I'm teaching astronomy at camp in a few weeks. . . how bad would it be if I taught my students that Pluto is a planet? 🥺

[willow-wisp-fae]

In my 1000% professional opinion Pluto deserves to be a planet.

[camcantcomplain]

I think you’re actually a huge loser if you don’t think Pluto is a planet

[ruehrend]

[w-d-y-e-u-t-g-w-t-b-f]

On a slightly better note…

(Ignore the ai caption piece)

[annikathewitch]

People keep saying "Justice for Pluto" but like. What about the other dwarf planets. Justice for Eris. Justice for Haumea. Justice for Makemake and Gonggong and Charon and Quaoar and Ceres and Sedna and Orcus and Salacia.

[mrjocrafter]

you're right! there are only eight real planets: mercury, venus, earth, mars, ceres, vesta, pluto, and eris.

[mrjocrafter]

it's extremely disingenuous to conflate "disagreeing with the exclusion of the 'dwarf planet' category from the 'planet' category" and "disagreeing with the existence of the 'dwarf planet' category"

and the only reason that dwarf planets aren't 'real planets' is because they didn't want to increase the count beyond like 9.