Thread: "New Horizons" spacecraft nears Pluto.

I thank you for your wise clarification regarding a planet .

dwarf planet ? dwarf = adjective planet = noun

but thanks for that anyway ..

I spose we could call it a dwarf rock ? or , dwarf pebble ?
... but hang on !!! its a planet

cheers
Steve

Wikipedia's definition of a Dwarf Planet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet

Originally Posted by Eevo

i'm not getting the AMD joke

If it was Intel inside it might not have been successful.
It's also running opensource Linux as windows is too unreliable.

Here is another Dwarf Planet called Eris which was discovered in 2005 and is three times as far from the sun as Pluto. I wasn't even aware of its discovery until a few months ago.

ps. It also has a moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Wikipedia's definition of a Dwarf Planet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet

Yes , and as quoted " Not to be confused with a Minor planet. " lolol

Yu gotta love this style of wandering in some threads ... thanks Eevo for kicking it off ..

I think this discussion is going around like the obits of these things ?

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Here is another Dwarf Planet called Eris which was discovered in 2005 and is three times as far from the sun as Pluto. I wasn't even aware of its discovery until a few months ago.

ps. It also has a moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

Ow gawd ! now you've done it ... a Dwarf Planet with a moon ?
Gee , I think that will open another can of worms lolol

does that make it a planet if it has a moon ? lol

PS ..there is quite a bit of stuff kicking around on Eris , I have watched quite a bit on it .. darn interesting too ..

Originally Posted by Discodance

I thank you for your wise clarification regarding a planet

big debate over it in the scientific community.
strictly going by the definition, earth isnt planet, its a dwarf planet.

Originally Posted by Eevo

big debate over it in the scientific community.
strictly going by the definition, earth isnt planet, its a dwarf planet.

wash your mouth out !!!

j/k