Noticed something fun in the Sol system tonight... - eviltoast

Hit up the Sol system and check the planets…

They skip over Ceres in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but there on the outer edge…

Pluto is a planet again!

If you have a hard time remembering where the asteroid belt is, there is also a mnemnonic for that…

Mother Very Easily Made A Jam Sandwich Using No Peanuts.

    • Jordan Lund@lemmy.oneOP
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      1 year ago

      Going in and looking now…

      Types for each:

      Mercury - Barren
      Venus - Rock
      Earth - Rock
      Mars - Rock
      Jupiter - Gas Giant
      Saturn - Gas Giant
      Uranus - Ice Giant
      Neptune - Ice Giant
      Pluto - Ice

      It doesn’t distinguish it as a dwarf planet and no other dwarf planets (Ceres, Eris) are listed.