Re: OT: The solar system has 12 planets
The first estimates and predictions of Pluto's mass were far too high, I believe due to miscalculations of the mass of Neptune, which in turn affected the calculations of the mass of Pluto. When they thought it was the size of the Earth, it logically was designated a planet, and when the error was discovered it was a little late.
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