Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:31 am
I'm very partial to this planet.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:08 pm
I like Uranus!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:46 am
Pluto is no longer a planet!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:46 am
HOORAY!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:50 am
pluto's not a planet!?!?!?!?
this planet is crazy...
this planet is crazy...
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:33 am
Just read it. Our solar system is shrinking!
(1) A planet1 is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
(2) A dwarf planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape2, (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.
(3) All other objects3 orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies".
1The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
2An IAU process will be established to assign borderline objects into either dwarf planet and other categories.
3These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies.
(1) A planet1 is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
(2) A dwarf planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape2, (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.
(3) All other objects3 orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies".
1The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
2An IAU process will be established to assign borderline objects into either dwarf planet and other categories.
3These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:01 pm
then what the hell is itwolfe wrote:Pluto is no longer a planet!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:28 pm
Pluto is a KBO.
Kuiper Belt Object.
Kuiper Belt Object.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:46 pm
I knew that Mel had put on some weight, but that's ridiculous.