[meteorite-list] New class of planets-- inside scoop

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Wed Aug 16 11:50:20 EDT 2006


An inside source at the IAU leaked a proposal for another new category of
planets: the "jerk" planets.  Jerk planets are nimble planets that orbit the sun
but also insist on constantly running circles around their larger, slower
neighbors.  This term is to replace the archaic word "moon."



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