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  • Re: Lisa T

    Hi Lisa, I don't believe that Pluto will be reinstated as a planet anytime soon. Having "moons" is not a sufficient condition for a solar system object to be classified as a planet under the current definition of a planet used by astronomers and space scientists. Many asteroids in our solar...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by Kris Sigsbee on 10-09-2009

  • Re: pluto debate

    Hi Sylvia, The number of moons doesn’t change the new status of Pluto as a dwarf planet. International Astronomical Union (IAU) set the new definition for a planet in 2006 (you can more e.g from http://astroversity.blogspot.com/2007/07/explained-why-pluto-is-not-planet.html ). Pluto fails the requirement...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by Emilia Kilpua on 03-12-2009

  • pluto debate

    Becky S (Fox) I know about the pluto debate, and its now a minor planet, but since hubble has discovered that pluto has three moons instead of just one, couldn't there be a really good argument about putting pluto back into "full" planet status?
    Posted to Other (Forum) by Anonymous on 03-12-2009
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