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On
20th September 2006, John Wachsman (13) from Pennsylvania, USA asked:
Bob, now that Xena has been discovered, and the World Astronomers have
decided that Pluto, Ceres, and newly discovered Xena are dwarf planets,
will you keep Pluto with the regular planets or create a "dwarf
planets" section? |
Thanks for your question about
Pluto and the dwarf planets. I have started working on a "Dwarf
Planets" section (here's a link to see a sneak preview - there isn't a
lot there yet and no links are on the rest of the website to it yet, but if
you go to it now, you'll probably be the first person to see it! In fact,
I'll put a quick "hello" to you on that page!). Pluto will still
have its own section for the time being since it is the most well-known of
the dwarf planets. However, Pluto will now be referred to as a dwarf planet
whenever it is mentioned throughout the website and not as one of the
regular planets. In the future, Pluto's space on the main menu will probably
be re-titled "Pluto and Dwarf Planets" so people wanting to read
about Pluto or wanting to read about Dwarf Planets can find both easily.
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