Welcome to the new Solar System!

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

Theyre debating whether pluto is a planet. I dont see the problem though. Is it a sphere? Yes. Does it revolve around the sun? Yes. PLANET.

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If that's the rule, Charon shouldn't be a planet. Well it isn't and it shouldn't.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

Theyre debating whether pluto is a planet. I dont see the problem though. Is it a sphere? Yes. Does it revolve around the sun? Yes. PLANET.

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The tennis ball in my hand is a sphere and technically it's revolving around the sun. Is my tennis ball a planet?

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Originally Posted by MrPresident

The tennis ball in my hand is a sphere and technically it's revolving around the sun. Is my tennis ball a planet?

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No, because it's using the earth's atmosphere to do it, so technically its not revolving itself

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

No, because it's using the earth's atmosphere to do it, so technically its not revolving itself

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I could go get a basketball and spin it on my finger, but that just wouldn't be the same.

does that mean we'll have to revise the new solar system for tests?
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Originally Posted by Cassie.

does that mean we'll have to revise the new solar system for tests?
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Yes, if they decide which are planets

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Originally Posted by Kardan

Yes, if they decide which are planets

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oh yay :rolleyes:

aere these new planet?

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Originally Posted by MrPresident

I could go get a basketball and spin it on my finger, but that just wouldn't be the same.

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...no, wouldnt be the same as a planet.

It was reported on the 7th October 2002 that someone found a planet and they named it Quaoar. I just wondered if this was the Charon planet before they named it Charon or if this was a different planet altogether that they had found.