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To: TBP

Basically I guess many asteroids might qualify depending on their orbit. This definition is just a proposal and a poor one I’d say.


11 posted on 03/19/2017 4:00:32 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: JimSEA

I think the definition is a good one. If a body has enough mass to become spherical, it should be called a planet. If it orbits another planet of greater mass than itself, it can be labeled a moon-planet.


16 posted on 03/19/2017 4:27:58 PM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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