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minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoAnd if Ceres is a planet, shouldn’t Eris be one too?
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoExactly. It would get real messy.
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoWhat is argument for Ceres and Eris being planets?
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoLarge round bodies orbiting the sun.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 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?
The same as for Pluto
Large round bodies orbiting the sun.
Hydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape.
Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.