EdEarl Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Recently Pluto became a dwarf planet, based on whether it has cleared other matter from the neighborhood of its orbit. Masses too small to be nearly spherical are asteroids, comets or smaller stuff. It seems to me a related naming convention, to signify spherical or not, would communicate important info similar to the dwarf planet title. I believe it will be more important as extremely large telescopes see light; they are likely to find moons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvestru Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 YesBut is there any question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdEarl Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 No, no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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