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HelloUsername 58 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Astronomers may have found the first exomoon

An important phrase from the article to consider before commenting: "This system is somewhat hard to define using Solar-System-based words like ‘planet’ and ‘moon’"

renegade-otter 58 days ago [–]

We don't really have that nomenclature. We just recently decided what a planet it for the solar system, and even that is contentious.

ButlerianJihad 58 days ago | [–]

Redefined. We can point to at least 4 distinct definitions and lists of “planets” throughout history.

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