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New evidence found for Planet 9 (phys.org)
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[-] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 6 points 5 months ago

We can call the new planet Cerberus. On honor of Pluto.

[-] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Wouldn't we then confuse it with Pluto's moon? Imagine a family of poor future Solar system travellers realizing they got the tickets for the moon, not the planet.

[-] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Isn't Pluto's moon Charon?

[-] 9bananas@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

pluto has more than one moon ;)

[-] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah but this aren't planets. We could always just reuse the name Pluto. Then all the old books are right again.

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

That’s Pluto erasure. Pluto isn’t a planet but it’s damn well part of our solar system.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Kerberos and Cerberus while referencing the same thing are spelled differently.

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