The IAU is on crack!
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The IAU is on crack!
Well, in the news today, the guys over in the International Astronomical Union announce a new definition to what it means to be a planet. With this announcement, we have gone from 9 planets to 12.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ience/home
The Three new ones are
Ceres - An astroid which is round like a planet and is situated within the astroid belt.
2003 UB313 (Xena)
And finally
Charon
WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY CALLING CHARON A PLANET?????? ARE THEY ON CRACK!!! ITS A MOON!!!!!
On the bright side, Pluto is now officially a planet. But the fact that the IAU has call its moon Charon a planet is beyond me. Seriously, they have to be on crack. I mean, according to this definition, doesn't that make Io, Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Titan, Triton, OUR MOON, and every other round orbiting body a planet???
Seriously the IAU needs to reevaluate their new standards here >_<
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ience/home
The Three new ones are
Ceres - An astroid which is round like a planet and is situated within the astroid belt.
2003 UB313 (Xena)
And finally
Charon
WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY CALLING CHARON A PLANET?????? ARE THEY ON CRACK!!! ITS A MOON!!!!!
On the bright side, Pluto is now officially a planet. But the fact that the IAU has call its moon Charon a planet is beyond me. Seriously, they have to be on crack. I mean, according to this definition, doesn't that make Io, Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Titan, Triton, OUR MOON, and every other round orbiting body a planet???
Seriously the IAU needs to reevaluate their new standards here >_<
Another article I read explaind this. Apparently, Pluto and Charon are so similar in sizes that they orbit a common center that is actually not inside Pluto anymore. All the other planets like Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn have a common center of gravity inside the host planet. So its not Charon orbiting Pluto orbiting the Sun, its Charon and Pluto orbiting each other, and the pair orbiting the Sun. Confusing I know.
- unpossible
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From the article:unpossible wrote:Finally Zena gets some recognition. if only they'd admit that it's called that .
...the so-called ├óÔé¼┼ô10th planet,├óÔé¼┬Ø 2003 UB313, currently nicknamed Xena....
...As UB313 discoverer Dr. Brown said...
Which gives me the impression that "Xena" may be changed to "Persephone," of which I approve; Persephone is a much more becoming name than Xena for a planet....Meanwhile, Dr. Brown's planet should receive its proper name at a later date. Persephone is the leading contender.
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- Charlemagne
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Oh, I'm sure the Greek just forgot to take a language into account that wouldn't develop until several millenia later...
Charon is Greek so Greek names are now permitted. The word you're searching for is Xenos, which is indeed Greek. Persephone is Greek, too.
Xena is apparently derived from Xenia, which is the female form of Xenos. The Latin equivalent is Barbara. Hey, let's call the planet Barbara!
Charon is Greek so Greek names are now permitted. The word you're searching for is Xenos, which is indeed Greek. Persephone is Greek, too.
Xena is apparently derived from Xenia, which is the female form of Xenos. The Latin equivalent is Barbara. Hey, let's call the planet Barbara!
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