Well, it's now official. Pluto has been demoted and is now a dwarf planet.
read about it here:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/sol ... 60824.html
Pluto a planet no more
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Pluto a planet no more
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I think it is better this way than the 12+ planet option they were considering. I actually have a book (albeit older than dirt) about the solar system that doesn't even mention Pluto. I guess I'll have to dig it up since it is now correct, more or less.
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