[meteorite-list] Size Counts concerning Pluto?

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 23 10:54:07 2006
Message-ID: <20060823145403.11548.qmail_at_web36902.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Dirk, all -

The problem is that there are a whole lot more plutos
which are being discovered. A whole whole lot more.

I wonder what the public's reaction was when Ceres was
demoted back in the 1800's? It would make a good side
bar for someone.

good hunting,
Ed

--- drtanuki <drtanuki_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello List,
> It appears that the only reason for dropping poor
> Pluto from the list of planets is an American
> cultural
> bias in that SIZE COUNTS. Pluto, as do the rest of
> the planets, orbits the Sun in a somewhat regular
> manner as a planet; therefore leave its
> classification
> alone.
> Science may change the status of Pluto; but Pluto
> will still exist as it has without any concern of
> Man`s (new-school-biased? Astronomer`s) scheme of
> things.
> Sincerely, Pluto fan for 9.....Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>
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