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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

That’s an avocado pit and you know it

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In future news; Donald X Musk III, worlds first quintillionare, decided to alter Pluto's orbit to collide with Mars "Becauth it would be thoo cool!".

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

The Alice Springs Pluto Observatory has opened considerably under-budget.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

That's awesome. And to think, it's only slightly less inhospitable in Australia!

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm digging the way the map shows Tasmania as part of the continental plate.

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Is it on purpose or is it because of ocean depth?

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The light blue part is shallow and when it's underwater, they call it "continental shelf".
Tasmania and mainland Australia are connected by the same, shared continental shelf.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

TIL australia has hydrostatic equilibrium.

[-] Numenor@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Do it.

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