"Pluto is dead" - Mike Brown, It's official |
"Pluto is dead" - Mike Brown, It's official |
Aug 24 2006, 01:58 PM
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Aug 28 2006, 07:13 PM
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He even said that there is every chance we will find something the size of Mars or even Earth..but we'll have to call it a dwarf planet.
That's just astonishingly short sighted. Doug |
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Aug 28 2006, 09:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
He even said that there is every chance we will find something the size of Mars or even Earth..but we'll have to call it a dwarf planet. Yup, that's been my other big problem (after the whole neigbourhood clearing issue) with all this. Dwarf Planet: Not necessarily a dwarf and definitely not a planet. Talk about confusing. Worst name ever! -------------------- |
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