How many planets?

[metalman]

Vincent wrote:

Cymric wrote:
being used to the familiar chant Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto

I thought it was:

Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus*snigger*-Neptune-Pluto

:-D

Well since they got rid a planet, can't they rename "URANUS" to eleminate those tasteless jokes about the name.

something like .....
"Urectum"  or "Uhemroid" instead :lol:


Uranus from Greek Mythology: The earliest supreme god, a personification of the sky, who was the son and consort of Gaea (Earth) and the father of the Cyclopes and Titans, who was castrated and dethroned by his youngest son, Cronus, at the instigation of Gaea.

[metalman]

blobrana wrote:
Woohoo!
Astronomers have approved the  historic new planet definition  guidelines today,  and  downsizing Earth's neighbourhood from nine principal heavenly bodies to eight by demoting Pluto.

Pluto searching the "Help Wanted"!
Pluto Gets Downsized

 :lol:

[metalman]

Vincent wrote:

Urectum was used in an episode of Futurama.  The one with the garbage asteroid colliding with earth.

Great series that :lol:

Missed that episode  :-(

Agree, great series

[metalman]

blobrana wrote:
Hum,
similar to `minor planets` (which now has been outlawed)...

i personally don't like the name `Dwarf planet` so i just use the terms `Asteroids` which  is probably still OK, and `Kuiper belt objects` to describe the 200+  dwarf planets in the distant parts of our system.

Possible definitions:
midget planets - small but spherically proportioned
dwarf planets - small and irregularly shaped
minor planets - infant or  juvenile, not reached the age of consent
 Or maybe not  :lol: