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Astronomer's widow 'shook up' over Pluto's demotion Associated Press August 25, 2006 LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The 93-year-old widow of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh says she's frustrated about the decision to strip Pluto of its status as a planet. Patricia Tombaugh says she's not heartbroken, just shook up. But Mrs. Tombaugh also said today that her husband, who discovered Pluto in 1930, probably would have endorsed the action by the International Astronomical Union. She says he was a scientist, and science is subject to change based on research using improved exploration equipment. Clyde Tombaugh, who died in 1997, knew in the years before his death that scientific advances were undermining Pluto's claim as a planet. Tombaugh, who worked at New Mexico State University from 1955 until his retirement in 1973, was 24 when he discovered Pluto. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
