tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295233997197235209.post1566470194212369564..comments2023-04-14T05:50:14.296-07:00Comments on The Beckyan Deli: The hell with Pluto (the dwarf planet AND the minor Disney character)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017592382822991635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295233997197235209.post-86063218614215790122009-01-30T15:06:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:06:00.000-08:00But Pluto was a planet when the New Horizons probe...But Pluto was a planet when the New Horizons probe was launched! And to be fair, NASA now refers to plutoids: http://tinyurl.com/cllunpElihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532068234348436257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295233997197235209.post-26519554250107558692009-01-30T12:17:00.000-08:002009-01-30T12:17:00.000-08:00Take a look at the title of the next departmental ...Take a look at the title of the next departmental colloquium:<BR/><BR/>NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission: The First Mission to the Ninth Planet And the Solar System's Third Zone <BR/><BR/>Seems NASA can't quite let go of the "planet" status either.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575293487911892460noreply@blogger.com