Wolfgang Renz skrev:

> Honestly, Pluto is still a planet, a dwarf planet.

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> When the first astroids were discovered, they were also clas-
> sified as planets. But as soon as more and more of them were
> discovered, they lost the state again and were then called minor
> planets.

If a "dwarf planet" is a "planet", then why isn't also a "minor planet" a "planet"?

Or you could have it the other way around if you like: if a "minor planet" isn't
a "planet", then a "dwarf planet" isn't a "planet" either....

But to claim that a "dwarf planet" is a "planet" but a "minor planet" isn't a
"planet" is inconsistent!


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