Richard Binzel, an astronomer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and member of the Planet Definition Committee, on the Prague vote. To access this group, please Join or Log In. Paul Murdin, Cambridge astronomer, at the annual meeting of the International Astronomical Union. “The comments were intelligent, but they came with a passion that makes me think this debate has a non-intelligent dimension.” Owen Gingerich, chairman of the Planet Definition Committee, which proposed the use of the term pluton. “Since the term is not in the Microsoft Word or WordPerfect spellcheckers, we thought it was not that common.” “This is as if botanists had found something between trees and bushes and invented the word 'animal' to describe it.”Īllen Glazner of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on the proposal to call dwarf planets 'plutons' - a term that geologists have long used to describe certain bodies of rock. I'll miss Pluto a lot.”ĭaniel Dauber, aged six, on Nature's Newsblog. Planet Diary By Tech & Learning published JThe 'Earth's Journal' section of Planet Diary examines environmental issues around the world and is searchable by event, date or location. “Please don't turn Pluto into a dwarf planet because that makes me sad. by theplanetdiary 10 Make-up Products to Keep in Your Travel Kit Do you love makeup, but feel lost in the infinity of. Patrick Moore, astronomer and veteran presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night. Pluto itself, talking to Gady Epstein of the Baltimore Sun about its recent demotion.
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