Re: Justice For Pluto

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 02:59:46 GMT, "*** T. Winter" <***.Winter@xxxxxx>
wrote:

In article <l2tgf2d1pgujnn3c0avmpblg6psq7aleuu@xxxxxxx> Lester Zick <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
On 31 Aug 2006 10:51:06 -0700, "mensanator@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<mensanator@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Michael Stemper wrote:
In article <1156578133.091605.188390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, mensanator writes:
Proginoskes wrote:
In article <1156563817.606603.198780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, JusticeForPluto@xxxxxxx wrote:

Planetary status has been stripped from Pluto.

To make this thread vaguely relevant to math, I propose that the
definition of a planet is a fuzzy one. Objects can be planets to some
extent, but there's no sharp dividing line.

The idea of being spherical due to gravity is a pretty good
dividing line. The other criteria are somewhat arbitrary.

Pluto was not discovered as a planet because of its size or shape.

Nope. Just like Ceres, it was predicted. If Pluto gets planet status,
so should Ceres.

Ceres isn't a moon?

~v~~
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