[meteorite-list] Re: The IAU Draft Definition of 'Planet' and 'Plutons'

2006-08-21 Thread Ron Baalke
The IAU draft Resolution also defines a new category of planet for official use: pluton. Plutons are distinguished from classical planets in that they reside in orbits around the Sun that take longer than 200 years to complete (i.e. they orbit beyond Neptune). Plutons typically have orbits that

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: The IAU Draft Definition of 'Planet' and 'Plutons'

2006-08-21 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Ron, List - I suppose we could always call them clydes. good hunting, Ed --- Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The IAU draft Resolution also defines a new category of planet for official use: pluton. Plutons are distinguished from classical planets in that they reside in orbits