JOHNS HOPKINS ASTRONOMERS REACT TO PLUTO'S PLANETARY 'DEMOTION' Several Johns Hopkins University astronomers described a decision Thursday to strip Pluto of its planetary status as a "muddled" ruling that is unlikely to settle ongoing debates over how to define a planet and whether the term should apply to Pluto. In an informal poll, only one astronomer was pleased to hear about Pluto's new status.
.. or, to cut a long way short: See Anne's comment which sums it up pretty nicely and says all that is relevant to the vast majority of us! Let the muddlers keep on muddling. Clyde Tombaugh's Pluto couldn't care less;-) Cheers, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
