'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class - Democratic Underground

Eugene

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Thu Jun-12-08 08:39 AM
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'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 08:50 GMT, Thursday, 12 June 2008 09:50 UK

'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class

"Plutoid" is the word of the moment for astronomers.

It is the new classification that has been sanctioned for
the object that was formerly known as the "ninth planet".

It is nearly two years since the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) stripped Pluto of its former status as a "proper"
planet.

Now an IAU committee, meeting in Oslo, has suggested that
small, nearly spherical objects orbiting beyond Neptune
should carry the "plutoid" tag.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7449735.stm

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Botany

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Thu Jun-12-08 08:44 AM
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1. A plutoid

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FiveGoodMen

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Thu Jun-12-08 12:13 PM
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2. Perfect picture: someone through all the disappointed Pluto fans a bone.

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FiveGoodMen

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Thu Jun-12-08 02:42 PM
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3. Make that 'threw'

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