Re: [meteorite-list] Pluto's Fate to be Decided by 'Scientific andSimple' Planet Definition

2006-08-15 Thread E.P. Grondine
ence. > > Why not just Terrestrial, Gas Giant, and > Plutonian Planets? > The 11 year old that suggested the name "Pluto" for > the new > 1930 Planet did so because he was the Greek god of > the nether > regions, so "Plutonian" can be taken to mean "Outer > System" > planets (assuming i

Re: [meteorite-list] Pluto's Fate to be Decided by 'Scientific andSimple' Planet Definition

2006-08-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
the Sun). Even if Ceres gets an upgrade, it would still work, as Ceres seems like to be "Plutonian" in composition... I have a soft spot for Ceres. Sterling K. Webb ----- ----- Original Message - From: "Ron Baalke&quo