[meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React to Pluto's Planetary 'Demotion'

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 24 15:46:40 2006
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000007200000BDA_at_paulinet.de>

JOHNS HOPKINS ASTRONOMERS REACT TO PLUTO'S PLANETARY 'DEMOTION'
Several Johns Hopkins University astronomers described a decision
Thursday to strip Pluto of its planetary status as a "muddled" ruling
that is unlikely to settle ongoing debates over how to define a planet
and whether the term should apply to Pluto. In an informal poll, only
one astronomer was pleased to hear about Pluto's new status.

.. or, to cut a long way short: See Anne's comment which sums it up
pretty nicely and says all that is relevant to the vast majority of us!
Let the muddlers keep on muddling. Clyde Tombaugh's Pluto couldn't care
less;-)

Cheers,

Bernd
Received on Thu 24 Aug 2006 03:45:06 PM PDT