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Space/Science » in reply to re: Eris and Dysnomia,

re: Eris and Dysnomia,

I should have known, and somehow, I relented to post because I didn't go back to check (little time to do so these days).

Regardless, Dysnomia has universal tones to it. :) It shouldn't be hard to get used to or pronouce.

["I think the demotion of Pluto into the realm of other minor objects outside the orbit of Neptune is the most consistent thing to do to straighten out the nomenclature of our solar system," says William Blair at Johns Hopkins University. "However, I don't find the wording of the official planet definition to be very clear, and hence it will continue to be open to interpretation."

"Pluto should never have been called a planet," Brown says. "The only reason Pluto exists in its current orbit is that Neptune keeps it there and protects it." Neptune forces Pluto — and many other icy objects, called plutinos — to go around the Sun twice for every three Neptune orbits.]

They're both right, but, when it comes to Brown's belief that it's just been up to Neptune... not exactly, imho. It could have been captured by Neptune, but it wasn't. Too large, too far... so be it.

As to Americans feeling betrayed or left out, not for the sake of science and in 1930, it was the American, Clyde Tombaugh who discovered it. That should stay as scientific record and history.

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