Pluto, the once and future planet

[Staggerwing]

Dog.

[LongBlade]

Sounds like a wanna be astronomer that didn't make the cut so calls himself a "planetary scientist".... same nonsense as MS lan knobs calling themselves "engineers".  :P

That's because Pluto meets the main criteria for planethood: It is rounded by its own gravity.

If that's the main criteria, then the Moon is a planet too. ::)

Still not a planet.

;)

Read. The. Article.

It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.

Planet.

[mirth]

Pluto, the Aquaman of planets.

[Barthheart]

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It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.
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And yet you argue the point with an engineer who works in particle physics.... 

Not a planet.

;)

[Bison]

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It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.
...

And yet you argue the point with an engineer who works in particle physics.... 

Not a planet.

;)

And no where in that description is Astronomer...:P

[Barthheart]

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It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.
...

And yet you argue the point with an engineer who works in particle physics.... 

Not a planet.

;)

And no where in that description is Astronomer...:P

That's my point.  ^-^

[Bison]

Planet

[LongBlade]

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It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.
...

And yet you argue the point with an engineer who works in particle physics.... 

Not a planet.

;)

And no where in that description is Astronomer...:P

At least I have the sense to listen to a planetary scientist and not a partly tickleable engineer.

[mirth]

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It's like you're going to a dentist for your alzheimers.
...

And yet you argue the point with an engineer who works in particle physics.... 

Not a planet.

;)

And no where in that description is Astronomer...:P

At least I have the sense to listen to a planetary scientist and not a partly tickleable engineer.

Just because Aquaman likes Uranus, it doesn't make him a planetary scientist.

[Pinetree]

Coolest pic of Pluto to date, probably one of the coolest photos of a planet period. Those mountains are huge:

Link to article

[mirth]

^awesome. Thanks for posting!

[Bison]

I'm not going to lie.  There is a part of me that is sad I won't be around to experience commercial space travel to other planets.

[Barthheart]

I'm not going to lie.  There is a part of me that is sad I won't be around to experience commercial space travel to other planets.

Ditto.....  :'(

[bob48]

Same :-(((

[mirth]

The stache will find a way to get you there, Bob.