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Space/Science » in reply to re: The whole controversy comes from the unwillingness to demote Pluto

Partly because we don't know what real constitutes a planet yet.

Chris Vancil — 6/11/2006 12:10:10 AM (archived)

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The whole thread (14 posts)

What is a planet? - Raoul - 6/10/2006 2:39:51 PM
- Group by size and composition - REB - 6/12/2006 3:15:24 PM
- re: What is a planet? - Hans - 6/10/2006 4:55:30 PM
  - re: What is a planet?...my take - Sawyer - 6/12/2006 1:33:50 AM
    - A popular idea - Adam - 6/12/2006 9:44:31 AM
      - Undifferentiated?? - nick hoffman - 6/13/2006 2:14:14 AM
        
        Convective Cores - Adam - 6/13/2006 10:28:07 PM
      - re: A popular idea - Sawyer - 6/12/2006 12:18:20 PM
  - re: The whole controversy comes from the unwillingness to demote Pluto (n/t) - Raoul - 6/10/2006 6:14:05 PM
    - Partly because we don't know what real constitutes a planet yet. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 6/11/2006 12:10:10 AM
      - We own the word. It can mean what we want it to. - alcaray - 6/14/2006 5:00:33 PM
  - Taxonomic Ambiguuity - ER - 6/10/2006 5:43:10 PM
    - re: Ambiguities - Raoul - 6/10/2006 6:23:54 PM
      - re: Ambiguities - gbaikie - 6/11/2006 10:01:22 AM

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