Could 'runt' be considered a synonmym of 'dwarf' in regards to planets? Is this allowable under the IAU rule? :-) Stan Jimmy Ray wrote: >I just come down from Lowell and "nachos" was the line I heard there. They >are hanging on to the fact that it is a "Dwarf" planet and there didn't seem >to be any immediate plans to tear down the "Pluto" telescope, nor chisel the >Pluto brass plates out of the concrete of the solar system walk. I did buy a >now collectors item Lowell planet Pluto tee shirt and pick up a copy of Dr. >Seuss's "There no place like space" so I can show my grand kids, there was a >day when Pluto was more than a dwarf planet. I also stopped by Percival's >mausoleum. I didn't hear any faint whirring sounds of him turning over So I >guess he's a peace with it... > > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.