Yes, Sterling, as Larry mentions, carbonaceous chondrites have been proposed
as questionable yet decent matches for Ceres, though others add that
primitive achondrites are where it is at and that the biggest inner minor
planet is somewhat differentiated. Looks like there aren't any especially
prom
Thumbing through my (signed) copy of The Grand Tour by Miller and Hartmann,
I see an interesting comment regarding pluto:
"At first Classified as a planet, Ceres was later downgraded because it was
so small, and because it is accompanied by numerous smaller objects in
nearby orbits. Pluto may
all. Can you say ROCKBALL, boys and girls?
>
> If a body is 70%+ rock, why keep calling it an "iceball"?
> Wassup with that? Because it's cold? Calling Pluto an iceball
> is like calling the Earth a dirtball. I look at Earth's surface and
> it's mostly dirt, so the planet Earth is mostly made of dirt, right?
>
> Please, enoug
Hello List, It appears that the only reason for dropping poor Pluto from the list of planets is an American cultural bias in that SIZE COUNTS. Pluto, as do the rest of the planets, orbits the Sun in a somewhat regular manner as a planet; therefore leave its classification alone. Science may
it stay on the team without disrupting the
order of the universe too much. just a half a cuppa coffee thought . . .
take care
susan
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> I look at
> Earth's surface and
> it's mostly dirt, so the planet Earth is mostly made
> of dirt, right?
>
I know it's pedantic but waterball would be a better
analogy. ~70% surface is water (not dirt) but there
really isn't much of it on ear
Hello Sterling:
As TNOs are already a term in science lit, we're covered (and cryosilicates
doesn't throw Pluto a bone). Or KBOs work too, as mentioned. Frigophile
might amuse some, but as you say, it is technically sound, too. Here's an
aside on Uranus: it's the only Greek-named planet of the n
The newest issue of Time magazine has quoted Michael Brown as saying, "It's
a 'No Ice Ball Left Behind' policy," referring to the possibility of many
more solar system bodies suddenly gaining planetary status.
Who says astronomers don't have a since of humor.
Personally, I think the IAU is pre
That's agrivating
Jerry Flaherty
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Whoever originally came up with the title "Astr
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2. I firmly agree with Ron Baalke (who's a Pro-Eight) that
the cultural component of this dispute is a major, may
Hi Anne:
Please remember that many scientists [not me :0)] have something to make up
for their common sense ... their big EGOS. If you have any doubt about this,
ask Nancy.
It is the old "my theory is better (bigger) than your theory. There are lots
of ways to "define" a planet (we have seen
sting). Pluto's a
> rockball. Ceres
> is a rockball. Can you say ROCKBALL, boys and girls?
>
> If a body is 70%+ rock, why keep calling it an
> "iceball"?
> Wassup with that? Because it's cold? Calling Pluto
> an iceball
> is like calling the Earth a dirtball.
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2. I firmly agree with Ron Baalke (who's a Pro-Eight) that
the cultural component of this dispute is a major, maybe THE
major, consideration. This a great "opportunity" to make science
look silly to th
Whoever originally came up with the title "Astronomers Lean Towards Eight
Planets" really should hang their head in shame for not coming up with
"Astronoers Gravitate Towards Eight Planets".
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Hello Sterling, why not th
>What ever happened to TNOs > (Trans-Neptunian Objects).
>
Excellent question! There's also Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) and plutinos, which
are already in common use. TNOs include KBOs and objects in the Oort belt.
Plutinos are KBOs that are in 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune.
Ron Baalke
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Hello Sterling, why not throw Pluto a bone like they are trying to do?
On the other hand, nice word - but we've seen that nothing is "most correct"
in this business. Cryo- is Greek, by the way. What ever happened to TNOs
(Trans-Neptunian Objects).
My "correct" latinized preference, with nice a
Hello List, It appears that the only reason for dropping poor Pluto from the list of planets is an American cultural bias in that SIZE COUNTS. Pluto, as do the rest of the planets, orbits the Sun in a somewhat regular manner as a planet; therefore leave its classification alone. Science may
I love that word. I can't wait to try and get it into
casual conversation.
Cheeri
Rob McC
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> The most correct technical term would be the
> jawbreaker
> CRYOSILICATE object.
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Astronomers lean toward eight planets
Stephen Battersby, Prague
New Scientist
22 August 2006
Finally, astronomers could be homing in on a definition of the word
planet. After a day of public bickering in
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