Thursday, August 24, 2006

Earth and Jupiter Not Planets Either

According to NASA Watch, the IAU's draft "Planet Definition" resolution not only removes Pluto as a planet, but also Earth and Jupiter, neither having met qualification (c) in section 1 of the resolution.

A footnote to that section names all of the planets, including Earth and Jupiter, but that does not make the definition any better.

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