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[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by sesame

The International Astronomical Union declared Pluto as the Nineth Planet of our solar system in 1930. Why has it suddenly been kicked out of the list?

Since this hasn't been answered, I'll go ahead and answer. Even though Pluto does have it's own moon, Pluto is smaller than the Earth's moon. Also, more and more objects have been discovered like large asteroids as well as large icy bodies beyond Pluto's orbit in the Kuiper belt. Not only that, but Pluto's orbit is inclined 17 degrees relative to the rest of the planets' orbits. So some astronomers have for years been wanting to downgrade Pluto's status as a planet.

Out of respect for Pluto's discoverer, Clyde Tombaugh, it has remained a planet. But after he died in 1997, there were increasing calls to downgrade Pluto. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union came up with some arbitrary categories of planetary bodies:
Planet
* is in orbit around the Sun
* has sufficient mass to be roundish
* has cleared its orbit of debris

A non satellite body fulfilling only the first two of these is a Dwarf Planet (which is what Pluto is now called). If it fulfills only the first criteria, it's a Small Solar System Body (SSSB).

So there are now 8 planets, and 5 dwarf planets in the solar system. They are Ceres (once considered a planet for many years), Pluto, Eris, Makemake, and Humea.

[Jenae LaTorque]

I am interested in your views on Richard C. Hoagland's Hyperdimensional physics.

http://www.enterprisemission.com/hyper1.html

So what do you think? Is he on to something or is he another Velikovsky type?

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

I am interested in your views on Richard C. Hoagland's Hyperdimensional physics.

http://www.enterprisemission.com/hyper1.html

So what do you think? Is he on to something or is he another Velikovsky type?

Yeah, he's 100% nut job and has been for many years. There is more BS in that link than there is in Lubbock TX. Do you see anything in there of merit? If so we can start there.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Yeah, he's 100% nut job and has been for many years. There is more BS in that link than there is in Lubbock TX. Do you see anything in there of merit? If so we can start there.

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I found the truth abouth the "Face on Mars"!!! It is posted at:

http://www.geocities.com/beaver_militia/nasa.html

Now this really makes sense! I guess I kinda always knew it too.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

Remember when we first met (Posting VS Pictures)?

I said that "bisines is business" was an excuse for someone that had done something dispicable?

Well, if busines is business, why then in the movie "Duplicity" are the 2 ceo always at eachother'd throat, if business was business, when one got the other they would kinda laugh about it, since business is business and not personnal?

Oh, and it is a nice movie.

JohnDowe.

[Jenae LaTorque]

It is an ideal that the perfect businessman would like to attain, but is pretty much not possible for most humans. Which is mostly a good thing.

I think this really came out in the Godfather movies. That idea is used several times thoughout the series until Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) finally hollars BS and says it definately is personal.

I havent seen Duplicity yet, but am looking forward to seeing it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

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I found the truth abouth the "Face on Mars"!!! It is posted at:

http://www.geocities.com/beaver_militia/nasa.html

Now this really makes sense! I guess I kinda always knew it too.

Damn... the secret's out