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Old 06-13-2008, 01:40 AM
AKA_Monet AKA_Monet is offline
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I saw some show on National Geographic about why the astronomers de-planeted Pluto. They said the "definition of what a planet is" was not changed since like 16th century. Pluto does not have essential properities--I think rotational axis about itself, no amount of true planet core as measured when Pluto is closest to the Sun and it's rotation around the Sun is not quite consistent...

I thought it was interesting as to why they "de-planeted" Pluto. Yeah, it sucks. But if there were to be some kind of "standardization" of our "heavenly bodies" based on modern consistent relevant data...
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