June 13th 06, 03:45 PM
posted to sci.space.policy,sci.astro.amateur,sci.astro,alt.astronomy
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Definition of a planet
Chris L Peterson wrote:
On 13 Jun 2006 00:29:10 -0700, "steve"
wrote:
With this set to be finalised fairly soon in September 2006 I think it
is essential that a few sensible parameters are added...
It is silly to even attempt a technical definition. Since planet already
has non-technical meanings, this will only lead to confusion. The
smartest thing would be to simply create some new definitions (or
modifiers) for the types of bodies we are familiar with. Leave "planet"
to popular usage.
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