So, when they decided Pluto wasn’t a real planet, they made it sound like we only had 8 planets now. Kids around the world were excited that they only had to memorize 8 planets. WTF?
Those having trouble remembering the newly assigned 11 planets, including three dwarfs, can thank a Grade 4 student.
Maryn Smith, winner of the National Geographic planetary mnemonic contest, has created a handy way to remember the planets with the phrase: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
The 11 recognized planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris. Ceres, Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets.
Eleven planets? Was this a ploy by the pro-Pluto club to keep Pluto in the memorization schedule or what?
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