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New evidence found for Planet 9 (phys.org)
submitted 6 months ago by just_another_person to c/science
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We can call the new planet Cerberus. On honor of Pluto.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't we then confuse it with Pluto's moon? Imagine a family of poor future Solar system travellers realizing they got the tickets for the moon, not the planet.

[–] Frozengyro 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Isn't Pluto's moon Charon?

[–] 9bananas 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

pluto has more than one moon ;)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but this aren't planets. We could always just reuse the name Pluto. Then all the old books are right again.

[–] accideath 5 points 6 months ago

That’s Pluto erasure. Pluto isn’t a planet but it’s damn well part of our solar system.

[–] teft 1 points 6 months ago

Kerberos and Cerberus while referencing the same thing are spelled differently.