Pluto; What It Is

The Washington Post | March 10, 1999| | Copyright

"What is Pluto anyway?" a perplexed person asked me recently. "Is it a planet or not?" Her confusion was only natural, given the recent spate of news items, editorial cartoons and statements by scientists and their organizations.

The controversy began in January when Brian G. Marsden, head of the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), proposed designating Pluto as "minor planet" (or asteroid) No. 10,000. In his view, it fits that definition best. But others felt this designation would by implication remove Pluto from the traditional planetary Big Nine.

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