[meteorite-list] Astronomers Lean Toward Eight Planets

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Wed Aug 23 13:19:59 EDT 2006


>What ever happened to TNOs > (Trans-Neptunian Objects).
> 

Excellent question!  There's also Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) and plutinos, which
are already in common use.  TNOs include KBOs and objects in the Oort belt.
Plutinos are KBOs that are in 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune.  

Ron Baalke



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