[meteorite-list] Devil's advocate

[Ron Baalke]

> If Pluto crosses the orbit of Neptune (which it does)
> then one has to ask if Neptune is a planet since it
> hasn't cleared its orbit of debris. Surely Pluto
> counts as pretty significant debris if we're stll
> asking whether it's a planet or not!?
> 

While Pluto's orbit appears to overlaps Neptune's orbit when
viewed above the ecliptic plane, their orbits don't actually
intersect.  Also, since Pluto is in 3:2 orbital resonance with 
Neptune, the two bodies never get close to each other either. 

Ron Baalke