I now think the big problem in the definition is “dwarf” as that implies Pluto and the others are lacking or deficient in some way, which does not really work, especially if you start comparing tiny planets like Mercury to large moons like Titan… Maybe it would be better to call the “official” 8 planets, isolated planets, and the many smaller ones, communal planets.
I now think the big problem in the definition is “dwarf” as that implies Pluto and the others are lacking or deficient in some way, which does not really work, especially if you start comparing tiny planets like Mercury to large moons like Titan… Maybe it would be better to call the “official” 8 planets, isolated planets, and the many smaller ones, communal planets.