• turmacar@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        The moons of Jupiter and Saturn were called satellite planets from their discovery until sometime in the 20th century.

        The first several asteroids were called planets, until enough were discovered that the term ‘asteroid’ was invented and they were renamed.

        The first Kuiper belt objects were called planets, until enough were discovered that it turns out Pluto is mostly just a particularly reflective example.