http://rogersmj.com/2006/08/24/breaking-news-pluto-no-longer-a-planet/ The blog & portfolio of Matthew J. Rogers Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rogersmj.com/2006/08/24/breaking-news-pluto-no-longer-a-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Nick Peelman Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:27:01 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2006/08/24/breaking-news-pluto-no-longer-a-planet/#comment-174 Gotta start somewhere. I've always been a little curious how something with an orbit as eccentric as Pluto's made the cut as a planet. There should be some median plane established based on the orbits of the *8* planets, then a +/- degree value set on that on what constitutes a planet. Not to mention it would need to be close enough where the sun can exert proper-enough gravity on it to make it turn a stable orbit. There are a handful of comets that deserve planet status more than Pluto... Gotta start somewhere. I’ve always been a little curious how something with an orbit as eccentric as Pluto’s made the cut as a planet. There should be some median plane established based on the orbits of the *8* planets, then a +/- degree value set on that on what constitutes a planet. Not to mention it would need to be close enough where the sun can exert proper-enough gravity on it to make it turn a stable orbit. There are a handful of comets that deserve planet status more than Pluto…

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