Ganymede is larger than Mercury. If it somehow escaped its orbit from Jupiter and end up orbiting the sun on its own, would it be re-classified as a planet?

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Anonymous Wed Oct 3 21:00:58 2018 No.10046025 [Reply] [Original]

Ganymede is larger than Mercury. If it somehow escaped its orbit from Jupiter and end up orbiting the sun on its own, would it be re-classified as a planet?

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 3 21:08:29 2018 No.10046038 >>10046025 yes, same for a few other moons

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 3 21:35:15 2018 No.10046083 File: 3.88 MB, 158x223, 1515233965389.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >you are now aware that Mercury should be re-classified as a Dwarf Planet >the Sun cleared its orbit, not the planet itself

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