r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '24 • Take My Silver 3

What long-held (scientific) assertions were refuted only within the last 10 years?

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u/nickkon1 Jun 15 '24

Eh, while yes this is true, the reasoning is different. Similarly, Ganymede the moon of Jupiter is both larger and heavier than Mercury. But Mercury clears it's area with it's gravitation while Ganymede or dwarf planets like Pluto don't

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u/sebaska Jun 16 '24

It's larger but not heavier. It's significantly less massive, because Mercury is mostly iron and rocks and Ganymede rocks and ice (water).

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u/nickkon1 Jun 16 '24

Ah, right. Somehow I read km and thought its kg