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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 71 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You mean to tell me it hasn't even been a year (on Pluto) since we discovered Pluto?!

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 75 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It was discovered, made a planet, and then kicked out the club in that time.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 68 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you think 2020 was bad, wait until you hear about Pluto's year... the American civil war, ww1, ww2, the great depression, the moon landing... the American civil war...

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

But none of those things happened on the planet

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

It's been a really rough year for Pluto. Let's all wish it good luck next year (when humans are probably dead).

Alright, setting a reminder

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 34 points 3 months ago

Since it is discovery

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It was the runt of the litter and didn't survive full planet hood.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Have you considered that angering the god of the Underworld like this is why we're in our current mess?

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Marked on my calendar, see you all there!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 months ago

!remind_me 1868 months

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fine I'll look it up. Discovered 1930, so that makes a Pluto year 248 Earth years.

its ಠ_ಠ

[–] superkret@feddit.org 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How can we even know it's a planet when we haven't observed a single orbit, yet?
Maybe it's just a really big comet.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We've observed enough of its orbit to know what shape it is.

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How can you be so sure it doesn't just decide to leave

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

And who could blame it?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not really big. There are multiple Pluto like planetoids. Also there is a hunk of rock in the asteroid belt youcould name a planet.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ceres is more than a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. It's at least an order of magnitude bigger than anything else in its orbit. It's hardly a hunk of rock

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

There's also not that much rock, only 73% of the mass. The rest is ice and mud, with half it's volume being water in some form.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

By measuring how fast it's moving and where it is you can find the orbit

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

Second thing I noticed: Ooh, is that so? That's interesting.

First thing: its not it's

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Will it or won't it be a planet by then?

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We will call it a planet if we plan it.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So please don't tell me to can it

I've got one thing to say and that's

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dammit! Janet!

^I^ ^want^ ^to^ ^screw^!

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

depends on how you define "planet".

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Dwarf planet is a planet!

IAU names aren't the best, "planet" should be major planet.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Pluto Party Time!
How much longer? I"ve got my costume ready and everything...

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully the AI Contruct that we will create will be able to witness it.

Because I don't think humans are surviving that long.

[–] asg101@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

If humans start digging now some of them might make it in sealed self-contained bunkers.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Temporary planet designation for its birthday!!!! Time for Christmas spirit, y'all!

On that note, Santa and all his elves will have drowned from North pole melting long before then.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I might end up missing that, too‽ Goddammit!