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

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 16 11:49:36 2006
Message-ID: <4bf6e25osa02ffhr9aar9gv4ud2jkpugk1_at_4ax.com>

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."
Received on Wed 16 Aug 2006 11:50:20 AM PDT