“ What does your 5 - twelvemonth - old girl think of have a planet - killer for a father ? ”
Astronomer Mike Brown latterly wrote a book in which he distinguish the part he play in that whole mussy argument about whether Pluto is really a planet or not . It ’s called How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It make out and it result to an interview withWIRED Magazinealong with some jolty questions :
Why does Pluto not deserve to be a planet ?
Pluto as an individual is absolutely not as of import as the other eight planets . If it were to disappear on the spur of the moment tomorrow , it would not change anything striking about the solar system . We would n’t even feel it . You ca n’t say that about the eight real planets .
What does your 5 - twelvemonth - sure-enough daughter intend of having a planet - cause of death for a father ?
She has learned from general discussions that I killed Pluto and that cleanup is risky . Therefore , I ’ve done something regretful , and so she ’s kind of mad at me .
you could study the residual of the interview over at WIRED , but be sure to hail back and tell us what you ’d tell your kid about a planet - murder . [ cable ]
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