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Forgetting Pluto and Charon, drag sees.
8 8 ReplyThose are more of a binary planet than a planet and satellite, to be fair. And that's even before we get into the whole planet vs dwarf planet debate.
(For the record, I think Ceres should also count as a planet)
9 1 ReplyCeres is the issue. People are pissed that they learnt the list of planets and now it's different, but don't realise the only viable options were to either drop the last one or add a bunch of them, some right in the middle.
8 0 ReplyAnd if Ceres is a planet, shouldn't Eris be one too?
7 0 ReplyExactly. It would get real messy.
4 0 ReplyWhat is argument for Ceres and Eris being planets?
3 0 ReplyThe same as for Pluto
3 1 ReplyHydrostatic equilibrium. Their gravity is enough to pull their mass into a sphere-ish shape.
Contrast to asteroids that are irregular.
2 0 ReplyLarge round bodies orbiting the sun.
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