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Old 22-02-2007, 05:41 PM
PeteMo (Pete)
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It's wierd about Pluto no longer having planetary status.

I'm still puzzled by the new definition of a planet about 'clearing everything else from its orbit' that was applied to Pluto, yet overlooked regarding Jupiter. Since Jupiter has not cleared the Trojan Asteroids from its orbital path, the new definition can be interpreted that Jupiter is not a planet either.

To call them lesser planets or dwarf planets seems to smack of Politically Correct labeling.
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