As you probably know, Pluto has been demoted as a planet; it's a dwarf planet now. This makes our solar system live with only 8 planets.
In India, we have this concept of "Nava graha" which literally means "Nine planets". Though it has a different meaning altogether in its definition and usage, some "intelligent" people used to boast that we already know long back that there are 9 planets in solar system. (Pity them, most of them don't even know that Pluto was discovered only in 1930.) I don't what they will be thinking now. :)
3 comments:
In Tamil Pluto means..."Sani"...so if Pluto dies then its good for all!...
Booma
Hi, Thanks for the comments! Ofcourse, I beleive this would be good for all - (irrespective of Pluto or Saturn is Sani) :)!
@mouli
yes! i wonder how they missed that sun and moon [of the navagraha] shouldn't be counted as 'planets'!
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