Pluto is still not a planet, but its name is given new meaning
Although not technically a “green” story, the following news plays to a sense of nostalgia for anyone who grew up learning that Pluto was (incorrectly) the last planet in our solar system. Apparently in a nod to this “former” planet, the International Astronomical Union (the world organization charged with naming planetary bodies) has given the name “plutoid” to describe celestial “bodies that [are] large enough to be round, but [do] not gravitationally dominate their orbital neighborhoods.” The two already known and named plutoids are Pluto and Eris.
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3 Comments on Pluto is still not a planet, but its name is given new meaning
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p on
Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 3:19 pm
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vishal on
Fri, 5th Feb 2010 9:04 am
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jasper on
Mon, 15th Feb 2010 3:40 am
yes pluto is a planet, I don’t care what people say. When i have kids im going to tell them don’t listen to the teachers its a planet. LONG LIVE PLUTO THE PLANET!!!!!!
its my rulling planet. so its a planet.
What is Eris in the Picture and where is the charon and where is 2003 UB313??
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