Hi,
This makes a lot of sense. It would appear that the cartoon dog was
probably named FOR the planet, as this name
would have been in the news at the time -- the discovery of the planet was a
sensation everybody talked about! Walt
was just cashing in on the free publicity. Just like him.
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet
Hi,
This makes a lot of sense. It would appear that the cartoon dog was
probably named FOR the planet, as this name
would have been in the news at the time -- the discovery of the planet was a
sensation everybody talked
Sterling W. wrote:
Then, there would then be three classes of planets: the Terrestrial,
the Jovian, and the Plutonian planets.
Hola Sterling; I'm on board with just one reservation. With all this
hullabaloo going on about with Pluto in the spotlight and reticence to accept
these
huge,
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Three, he's IN THE RIGHT here. I happen to agree with this myself and
I thought so before I ever heard Brown's name. I said to my self, I said,
Self, if it's twice as big as Pluto (a planet), then it's a planet!
Two, 2003UB313 IS a planet under the rules that were in effect at
the time of discovery.
There is no formal definition for a planet, and that it the crux of the
problem. The IAU will be providing a formal definition soon.
You don't change the rules after the game is over
because you
to Decide What Makes a Planet
Two, 2003UB313 IS a planet under the rules that were in effect at
the time of discovery.
There is no formal definition for a planet, and that it the crux of the
problem. The IAU will be providing a formal definition soon.
You don't change the rules after
I suggested Persephone.
http://www.newscientistspace.com/channel/solar-system/dn7776
Join the battle of the planet names
12:51 02 August 2005
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Sean O'Neill
Imagine your excitement if you discovered a new planet. The privilege of
suggesting its name would
be
Hi, Darren,
Brown wanted Persephone, too. But it's taken, years ago, by a MINOR planet.
ORCUS, a Greek name for the Afterlife is already taken by another really
big KBO, 2000DW. Eurydice?
Elysium? Minos? Hades? The Underworld names seems too negative for a happy
object. They may all
Hi, Ron,
You'll notice that I put quotes around the word rules.
Yes, there is no formal definition for a planet. There never has been, only
a
working understanding of what was meant.
There were differences; it has been a topic of discussion. But, there are
working rules, by which I
Hi, Ron,
You'll notice that I put quotes around the word rules.
You also referred to is a game, which is not. Any classification scheme can
be revised - and in fact, should be allowed to be revised when new data
presents itself.
Yes, there is no formal definition for a planet.
Hi, All
First, the definition of a planet.
As for the lack of a formal definition of what is a planet, the IAU website
says:
Definition of a Planet: The IAU notes the very rapid pace of discovery of
bodies
within the Solar system over the last decade and so our understanding of
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Hi, Ron,
You'll notice that I put quotes around the word rules.
Yes, there is no formal definition for a planet. There never has been,
only a
working
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Hi Tom and all,
In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
something to do
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:39:49 -0500, AL Mitterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Tom and all,
In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
something to do with the afterlife. I'm not sure if the Dog
I Like it Greg! Jerry
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A thought provoking concept Darren.
Analagous to seventeenth century religiousity which refused to accept the
Copernican revolutionary thought?
Kinda don't rock the boat cause its too damned complicated and might
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A thought provoking concept
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Yeah, by the same give up on defining a planet because a planet is what the
general public says it
is logic, we might as well start
: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet
Not at all. There is a difference between the public misusing something
that already has a formal definition (meteor), and the scientific
establishment adopting a new definition for a word that has been used in a
certain way
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Yeah, by the same give up on defining a planet because a planet is
what the general public says it
is logic
Hi Chris and all,
I like the word Plutonianites for these larger objects, planets. Maybe
PlutoPlanets.
--AL
Chris Peterson Wrote:
I say come up with a new word. (for planets)
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Hi John and others,
Pluto hasn't even been know for a century yet. Far as I know it has only
been recently that the status has been questioned with no real
definition yet.
--AL
Kashuba, Ontario, California wrote:
Chris and others,
Pluto has not been referred to as a planet for centuries
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Hi John and others
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Chris and others,
Pluto has
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No, but it has been for the best part of the last century. The vast majority
of people now alive don't remember a time before there was a ninth planet.
The vast majority of all people now alive couldn't name all nine
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Hi Chris and all,
I like the word Plutonianites for these larger objects, planets. Maybe
PlutoPlanets.
--AL
Chris Peterson Wrote:
I say come up with a new word. (for planets
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What about 'planitesimal'? I had always thought that referred to an
object
in orbit around the Sun that wasn't one of the 9 commonly
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:07:54 -0700 (PDT), Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brown argues that astronomers cannot control what gets called a planet.
Our culture has fully embraced the idea that Pluto is a planet and
scientists have for the most part not yet fully realized that the term
'planet'
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