[meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet

[tracy latimer]

What about 'planitesimal'?  I had always thought that referred to an object 
in orbit around the Sun that wasn't one of the 9 commonly accepted as 
'planets'.

Personally, speaking from a planeto-centrist view, I'd say that the next 
rock we find in orbit has to be at least the size of Mars before I could 
concede it might be a planet.  Pluto I'm willing to grandfather in, but none 
of this frozen-uber-pea size stuff.

Tracy Latimer

>From: AL Mitterling <almitt at kconline.com>
>To: Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
>CC: Meteorite Mailing List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet
>Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:25:57 -0500
>
>Hi Chris and all,
>
>I like the word Plutonianites for these larger objects, planets. Maybe 
>PlutoPlanets.
>
>--AL
>
>Chris Peterson Wrote:
>
>I say come up with a new word. (for planets)
>
>
>
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