Re: Justice For Pluto

In article <d0gjf25cn592eaing3h1iarl9mp42v73aj@xxxxxxx> Lester Zick <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 02:59:46 GMT, "*** T. Winter" <***.Winter@xxxxxx>
wrote:
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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?

No. Ceres was discovered because Bode's law predicted that there would be
a planet between Earth and Mars. It was discovered in 1801 and considered
a planet until about 1860.
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