--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
jdiebremse wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger rceeberger@
wrote:
No, it won't - it would be _wrong_ to call it a planet! It should
be called by something else, to stress the fact that it does
not orbit
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Like the Moon or Ganimede? The orbit question is important!
Not really. Both are planets in my estimation. That Ganymede
is a sattelite and the Moon is part of a double planet system
is really irrelevant to how you classify a body.
Our moon wouldn't even be a minor
Robert Seeberger wrote:
With Pluto in mind, if some disaster were to occur changing Mars'
orbit so that it flew inside Earths orbit and/or outside Jupiters
orbit for a portion of its year, would it cease to be a planet?
(Only if it falls into the Sun, Ronn! G)
If this orbit were
Somebody noted that Pluto is now a dwarf planet-
PAT MATHEWS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Likewise, in my house I have two mutant dwarf
mountain lions. G
I, OTOH, have an American SportCat who *thinks* he is
a mutant cougar (why else would he stalk and chase
deer?!), and one shameless flirt of a
At 07:08 PM Monday 8/28/2006, Deborah Harrell wrote:
Somebody noted that Pluto is now a dwarf planet-
PAT MATHEWS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Likewise, in my house I have two mutant dwarf
mountain lions. G
I, OTOH, have an American SportCat who *thinks* he is
a mutant cougar (why else would
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
No, it won't - it would be _wrong_ to call it a planet! It should
be called by something else, to stress the fact that it does
not orbit a star.
That is exactly what I think is ridiculous. That orbits are more
important
Likewise, in my house I have two mutant dwarf mountain lions. G
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/
From: jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: Re: Planet No More
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:05:24
jdiebremse wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
No, it won't - it would be _wrong_ to call it a planet! It should
be called by something else, to stress the fact that it does
not orbit a star.
That is exactly what I think is ridiculous. That orbits are
- Original Message -
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: RE: Planet No More
Robert G. Seeberger wrote:
If a body has enough mass to reform itself into (roughly)
a sphere then it should
Robert G. Seeberger wrote:
If a body has enough mass to reform itself into (roughly)
a sphere then it should be considered a planet.
Like the Moon or Ganimede? The orbit question is important!
Let me make a prediction:
(and keep in mind how *I* would prefer to define a planet)
At some
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Leading astronomers declared Thursday
that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that
downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight.
After a tumultuous week of clashing over the essence of the cosmos,
the International Astronomical Union
On 8/24/06, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
What I don't understand is why they couldn't just say here are the
new rules and Pluto gets grandfathered in as an exception...???
Can you imagine how some people might use that as a precedent? It's
science, not democracy! Oh, wait --
Nick Arnett wrote:
What I don't understand is why they couldn't just say
here are the new rules and Pluto gets grandfathered in as
an exception...???
Can you imagine how some people might use that as a precedent?
It's science, not democracy! Oh, wait -- they voted on this,
didn't they?
--- John Horn wrote:
What I don't understand is why they couldn't just say here are the
new rules and Pluto gets grandfathered in as an exception...???
I think the question is - why would they want to?
I think that the term planet is most useful if it clearly defines some
well-defined
On 8/24/2006 7:33:58 PM, John D. Giorgis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
--- John Horn wrote:
What I don't understand is why they couldn't just say
here are the
new rules and Pluto gets grandfathered in as an exception...???
I think the question is - why would they want to?
I think that the
On Aug 24, 2006, at 5:33 PM, John D. Giorgis wrote:
--- John Horn wrote:
What I don't understand is why they couldn't just say here are the
new rules and Pluto gets grandfathered in as an exception...???
I think the question is - why would they want to?
I think that the term planet is
In a message dated 8/24/2006 7:56:52 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think you hit the nail on the head: we like our itty bitty planet way
out there on the edge of nowhere.
Dave
It was an itty bitty teenie weenie didn't plan it dwarfish planet, that
we
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