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minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoAnd if Ceres is a planet, shouldn’t Eris be one too?
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoExactly. It would get real messy.
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoWhat is argument for Ceres and Eris being planets?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoHydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape. Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days agoLarge round bodies orbiting the sun.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·13 days agoThe same as for Pluto
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?
Hydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape.
Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.
Large round bodies orbiting the sun.
The same as for Pluto