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

[Dawn & Gerald Flaherty]

I Like it Greg! Jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Redfern" <gredfern at earthlink.net>
To: "'AL Mitterling'" <almitt at kconline.com>; <peregrineflier at npgcable.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:53 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet


> In Roman mythology, Pluto (Greek: Hades) is the god of the underworld. The
> planet received this name (after many other suggestions) perhaps because
> it's so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness and perhaps
> because "PL" are the initials of Percival Lowell.
>
>
> Greg Redfern
> NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador
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> Mitterling
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:40 PM
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet
>
> Hi Tom and all,
>
> In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
> a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
> something to do with the afterlife. I'm not sure if the Dog Pluto was
> well know or even around at that time in 1930. This is a misconception
> by many.
>
> --AL
>
>
> Tom Knudson wrote:
>
> 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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