[meteorite-list] Pluto - Part 2 of 2
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:50 2004 Message-ID: <141.2491616b.2d891007_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1079490054 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ltcrose_at_bellsouth.net writes: if it had an orbit around a star it was called a planet. If it orbited anything else, like a planet, I would consider it a moon. But by that definition (as opposed to a size/mass-based definition), wouldn't a comet also be considered a planet? Gregory J. Gregory Wilson 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 Santa Monica, CA 90403 -------------------------------1079490054 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUS-ASCII http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; cha= rset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <A href=3D"mailto:ltcrose_at_bellsouth.net">ltcrose@bellsouth.net</A= > writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial>if it had an orbit around a star it was called= a<BR>planet. If it orbited anything else, like a planet, I would cons= ider it a<BR>moon.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>But by that definition (as opposed to a size/mass-based definition), wo= uldn't a comet also be considered a planet?</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"= ></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSS= ERIF" PTSIZE=3D"12"></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff= 0000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12">Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 f= ace=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR>= <BR>J. Gregory Wilson<BR>2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918<BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<= /FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1079490054-- Received on Tue 16 Mar 2004 09:20:55 PM PST |
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