Like others, I have a sentimental attachment to historical ideas about Pluto.
But I'm not upset by the new 'plutoid' description. It is no different to referring to Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars as 'terrestrial planets', or Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune as 'gas giants'. (And yes, I know there are finer distinctions regarding the gas giants, eg. 'ice giants'.)
It's just a description. :-)
Cheers,
Jonathan
Jonathan Nally
Editor
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