WHAT IS A PLANET? CAST YOUR VOTE!
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of most
distant Sun-orbiting object ever observed from Earth
"Sedna," around three-quarters the size of Pluto,
orbiting the Sun on the far outskirts of the solar system.
These recent discoveries raise serious questions about
the status of the ninth planet. Is Pluto a true planet,
or is it merely one of a myriad space rocks orbiting
beyond Neptune? If it is a planet, should Sedna and
other large Kuiper Belt Objects be considered planets
as well? And if Sedna is not a planet, should Pluto be
retained as one? In other words, what is a planet?
This is your chance to make your voice heard.
Vote today! We will publish the results of the
vote in the coming weeks.
Vote today at:
http://planetary.org/news/2004/planet_vote.html
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