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[-] accideath@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

But then why isn‘t Ceres also a Planet? Or Eris? Or Quaoar? Or any of the other objects classified as dwarf planets

The answer is easy: Besides their size, they all behave very differently from the actual Planets. Doesn’t mean they’re any less important, they’re just something slightly different.

this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2024
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