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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That’s an avocado pit and you know it

[–] Freefall 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 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!".

[–] Etterra 3 points 3 months ago

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

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

I can see why they no longer call it a planet, what's the cutoff for asteroid size?

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[–] niktemadur 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] niktemadur 2 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

TIL australia has hydrostatic equilibrium.

[–] Numenor 1 points 3 months ago

Do it.

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