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post Aug 24 2006, 01:58 PM
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- BREAKING NEWS: Pluto Demoted, No Longer a Planet

- Pluto loses status as a planet


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post Aug 26 2006, 02:52 PM
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Am I alone in wondering why this IAU edict is even happening in this time frame?

Pluto has been on the planet roster for a very long time now, could this matter have been tabled till after the New Horizons flyby?

If Pluto turns out to have geysers, weather, climate, tectonics, lakes, volcanoes, lightning, aurorae, rings, hurricanes, magnetic field, etc. perhaps there would be a new debate regarding what a planet is?
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post Aug 26 2006, 03:37 PM
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QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 26 2006, 03:52 PM) *
If Pluto turns out to have geysers, weather, climate, tectonics, lakes, volcanoes, lightning, aurorae, rings, hurricanes, magnetic field, etc. perhaps there would be a new debate regarding what a planet is?

Titan likely has most of those things, but I don't see such a fuss pushing for it to be a planet. I don't think interestingness should be a factor in determining what is a planet. Nor do I think being a planet should be a factor determining if something's interesting.


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post Aug 26 2006, 04:36 PM
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QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 26 2006, 03:37 PM) *
Titan likely has most of those things, but I don't see such a fuss pushing for it to be a planet.


You haven't been listening to Jason! biggrin.gif
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- SigurRosFan   "Pluto is dead" - Mike Brown   Aug 24 2006, 01:58 PM
- - ugordan   Quick! Is there still time to redirect New Hor...   Aug 24 2006, 02:05 PM
- - SigurRosFan   What's Alan's email address?   Aug 24 2006, 02:15 PM
- - djellison   Why would this affect NH in any way, shape or form...   Aug 24 2006, 02:31 PM
|- - Ames   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 24 2006, 03:31 PM)...   Aug 24 2006, 02:41 PM
||- - Stephen   QUOTE (Ames @ Aug 24 2006, 02:41 PM) Oh I...   Aug 25 2006, 09:28 AM
|- - Rob Pinnegar   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 24 2006, 08:31 AM)...   Aug 24 2006, 02:44 PM
||- - JRehling   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Aug 24 2006, 07:44 ...   Aug 24 2006, 03:30 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 24 2006, 03:31 PM)...   Aug 24 2006, 02:45 PM
||- - David   Just wait until Senator Curmudgeon (C-New Dorkshir...   Aug 24 2006, 02:49 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 24 2006, 10:31 AM)...   Aug 24 2006, 03:37 PM
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|- - um3k   QUOTE (punkboi @ Aug 24 2006, 11:46 AM) L...   Aug 24 2006, 03:53 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (punkboi @ Aug 24 2006, 11:46 AM) U...   Aug 24 2006, 04:05 PM
|- - RedSky   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 24 2006, 12:05...   Aug 24 2006, 05:04 PM
||- - David   QUOTE (RedSky @ Aug 24 2006, 05:04 PM) If...   Aug 24 2006, 05:12 PM
|- - Paolo   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 24 2006, 06:05...   Aug 24 2006, 06:05 PM
- - Paolo   I am quite happy of the decision because 1) the de...   Aug 24 2006, 02:43 PM
- - Myran   We discussed this earlier, and this triggered a co...   Aug 24 2006, 03:26 PM
- - RNeuhaus   And now what astro category belong to Pluton? Icy ...   Aug 24 2006, 03:42 PM
- - volcanopele   grrr.... needless to say I am very unhappy right n...   Aug 24 2006, 03:55 PM
- - Toma B   Well, I'm personaly not very happy about losin...   Aug 24 2006, 04:18 PM
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|- - JRehling   B)-->QUOTE(Toma B @ Aug 24 2006, 09:18 AM...   Aug 24 2006, 04:26 PM
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|- - David   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 24 2006, 06:47 P...   Aug 24 2006, 06:58 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (David @ Aug 24 2006, 11:58 AM) Yes...   Aug 24 2006, 07:01 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (David @ Aug 24 2006, 10:58 AM) Yes...   Aug 24 2006, 07:28 PM
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- - alan   QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 25 2006, 06:27 PM) G...   Aug 26 2006, 01:38 AM
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|- - David   QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 26 2006, 03:37 PM) T...   Aug 26 2006, 04:36 PM
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|- - karolp   QUOTE (David @ Aug 30 2006, 08:52 PM) I c...   Aug 30 2006, 07:29 PM
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- - Julius   Planet or not,no big deal!To be honest I was n...   Sep 5 2006, 07:47 PM
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