Pluto Likely Still a Planet ; Solar System Could Grow to 12
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › November 30, 2006
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BLOOMINGTON - Linda French, a professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, knew a secret of astronomical importance Tuesday.
Pluto, that remote frozen body discovered in 1930 by Streator native Clyde Tombaugh, likely will get to keep its status as a planet - and three other bodies also may join the list.See the full content of this document
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Pluto Likely Still a Planet ; Solar System Could Grow to 12
If the International Astronomical Union accepts the new definition of what a planet is, schoolchildren will memorize 12 instead of the nine weve known for generations.
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