And there certainly are enough dynamicists who agree with you to have pushed the current definition through in the absence of a sizable number of planetary scientists. Pluto is an icy dwarf. There are also gas giants and terrestrial planets. I don't mind pluto being called a dwarf planet or an icy dwarf based on a clear logical definition. It is clearly smaller and of different composition than terrestrial planets. I do mind a silly stupid definition for a planet whose primary goal was to demote pluto rather than to make a sensible definition for a planet. The definition of a planet should not depend on where it is located period based on the fact that we now know planets migrate.
Regards,
Mark
Space/Science » in reply to Well, Pluto ain't a major planet as far as I am concerned
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- Pluto still not a main planet according to the IAU
- re: Pluto has been designated a minor planet since '06.
- Other Science Errors Have Taken Longer To Correct
- Pluto's early discovery is the main reason there is any debate
- Other Science Errors Have Taken Longer To Correct
- re: Pluto has been designated a minor planet since '06.
