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Old 04-02-2006, 04:11 PM
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Great discussion guys. What are the feelings about using a naming system based on size? Planet (minimum size = mars), planetoid (minimum size = 500km) and planetesimal (down to about 150 km), smaller than that asteroid. Comets stay as they are.

Or alternatively, based on distance from the sun and size, major planets = mercury out to pluto, minor planets out past pluto

Just some thoughts
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