[meteorite-list] 'Plutons' Push Planet Total Up To 12

[Sterling K. Webb]

Darren, List


Check out the Boston Globe article:
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/08/16/nine_no_longer_panel_declares_12_planets/

They're having a contest for a new mnemonic!


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 'Plutons' Push Planet Total Up To 12


On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:54:54 -0600, you wrote:

>need for a technical definition. The ordinary users of English (and
>other languages) have long since decided what the planets are- and that
>they don't include Ceres (with its own history), nor Charon, nor any big
>iceballs floating around in peculiar orbits far, far beyond Pluto.

You know, I've seen so many articles on this over the past few months crying 
out
"but what about the children!", about how children just LOVE calling Pluto a
planet and how textbooks and museum displays will have to be changed.

Well, won't those poor little buggers be suprised if they suddenly have to 
come
up with a mnemonic for 12 of them!
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