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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

That’s an avocado pit and you know it

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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 10 months ago

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

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 10 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 10 months ago

TIL australia has hydrostatic equilibrium.

[-] Numenor@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Do it.

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