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

[Tom Knudson]

Hi list, I think they should name all those outer planet "want-to-be's"
after carton characters, heck we already have Pluto, we can add Mickey and
Mini, Daffy, Donald, bugs, porky, Sylvester and tweety!  :  )
Thanks, Tom
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From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho at hotmail.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet


> 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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