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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 8 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Exactly. That's also why Jupiter, which shares its orbit with thousands of asteroids, isn't a planet either.

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Do you mean the Trojans? They're excluded from the mass calculation of 'clearing the neighbourhood' because they're in a resonant orbit - their orbit is a consequence of Jupiter's mass.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I don't know. I don't think we should make excuses for Jupiter just because of its size. Pluto's doing the best it can. Could any of us do any better, so far out from the sun?

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Jupiter was declared too big to fail.

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