[extropy-chat] Our Solar System Planets

[Robert Bradbury]

On 8/16/06, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:

> NOTE:  "Pluton" is an official IAU word.
>         Terrestrial planet, classical planet, dwarf planet, etc.
>         are all descriptive words, not IAU terms.


Is there any chance the misappropriation of the word "pluton" from the
geologist vocabulary [1] will cause the IAU to ditch the invention of
"Pluton" to describe something *completely* different?  There are apparently
more than a few geologists that are miffed over this.

How about "Plutite" or "Plutette" or "Plutomous" or "PWB" or "NQPSY" [2]?

Robert

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluton_%28geology%29<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluton_%2528geology%2529>
2. "Pluto Wanna Be" & "Not Quite Pluto Sized Yet"
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