physorg.com— Plutoid is the new term to be used to describe such dwarf planets as Pluto ... as set forth by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). .
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They haven't changed their mind every few months. In August of 2006 the classified Pluto as a Dwarf Planet (since it didn't fit well with the planet classification). Now, almost two years later, they have just added it to a subclass. It is STILL a Dwarf Planet (meaning they didn't change their mind), just also in a sublcass on transneptunian dwarf planets.AND, if you read the article you would have noticed, the IAU promised to make this subclassification back when they made Pluto a dwarf planet.
They are similar in size, but Pluto is still a factor of 10 times more massive. Some consider it a double system, but most do not. And officially it is not.
Tony, I apologize about taking so long to get back to you on this, but I missed your question and you don't accept "shouts" unless they're from friends, so I hope you eventually catch this ...The Planetary Science Institute has been concerned over the way Pluto was handled, scroll through their press releases and you'll see their covereage:<a class="user" href="http://www.psi.edu/press/">http://www.psi.edu/press/</a>There was a petition open for a while which gathered some signatures regarding the issue and specifically mentions addressing the problem in August 2009:<a class="user" href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/planetprotest/">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/planetprotest/</a>Alan Stern (the guy behind NASA's mission to Pluto) has been interviewed all over the place and doesn't mince words. Here's one of his interviews with MSNBC:<a class="user" href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1140398.aspx">http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/ ...</a>Good luck with your kids ... take them out to someplace very remote at night and get them to look up. When I was eight, my parents took me camping to a north eastern Arizona site twenty miles from the nearest town (a town composed of a motel, a gas station and a diner). The first night, when I came out of the tent and looked up, I fell back on my rump at the sight of such a magnificent sky. I'd never seen the Milky Way before, and I've never seen it brighter than when I was up there. It was like looking up at a massive city of lights and I've loved astronomy ever since.
matt510Jun 12, 2008
They haven't changed their mind every few months. In August of 2006 the classified Pluto as a Dwarf Planet (since it didn't fit well with the planet classification). Now, almost two years later, they have just added it to a subclass. It is STILL a Dwarf Planet (meaning they didn't change their mind), just also in a sublcass on transneptunian dwarf planets.AND, if you read the article you would have noticed, the IAU promised to make this subclassification back when they made Pluto a dwarf planet.
alz0rzJun 12, 2008
thats like saying a tomato is a fruit
theinformerJun 12, 2008
We're going to have to pony up and pay for counseling for Pluto now. Is there room i the budget?
Closed AccountJun 12, 2008
Hence the sarcasm tag and the fact that I backed up my statement with a fictional planet.
pyryJun 13, 2008
Isn't Charon similar in size to Pluto? Hmmm...<a class="user" href="http://www.solarviews.com/raw/pluto/plutousa.jpg">http://www.solarviews.com/raw/pluto/plutousa.jpg</a>
matt510Jun 13, 2008
They are similar in size, but Pluto is still a factor of 10 times more massive. Some consider it a double system, but most do not. And officially it is not.
zachariahJun 17, 2008
> That's like saying a catfish is a cat.No it's not.It's like saying white dwarf stars are stars. WHICH THEY ARE!
kinghumanityJun 30, 2008
The Uranus jokes are getting old, really.Btw it is pronounced YOOR-ran-us.
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Tony, I apologize about taking so long to get back to you on this, but I missed your question and you don't accept "shouts" unless they're from friends, so I hope you eventually catch this ...The Planetary Science Institute has been concerned over the way Pluto was handled, scroll through their press releases and you'll see their covereage:<a class="user" href="http://www.psi.edu/press/">http://www.psi.edu/press/</a>There was a petition open for a while which gathered some signatures regarding the issue and specifically mentions addressing the problem in August 2009:<a class="user" href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/planetprotest/">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/planetprotest/</a>Alan Stern (the guy behind NASA's mission to Pluto) has been interviewed all over the place and doesn't mince words. Here's one of his interviews with MSNBC:<a class="user" href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1140398.aspx">http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/ ...</a>Good luck with your kids ... take them out to someplace very remote at night and get them to look up. When I was eight, my parents took me camping to a north eastern Arizona site twenty miles from the nearest town (a town composed of a motel, a gas station and a diner). The first night, when I came out of the tent and looked up, I fell back on my rump at the sight of such a magnificent sky. I'd never seen the Milky Way before, and I've never seen it brighter than when I was up there. It was like looking up at a massive city of lights and I've loved astronomy ever since.