Re: Likeliness of Pluto discovery

bigbomber_at_socal.rr.com
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: 28 Feb 2005 23:28:13 -0800

> The classification of Pluto as a planet was probably a mistake
>
> Bob Kolker

I disagree. The way I see it, if it's round and orbits the Sun, it's a
planet! And if that means classifying other objects in the solar
system as planets (like Quaoar), then so be it.

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