Stuart has the lowdown on the agreed name for a certain type of object that orbits beyond the distance of Neptune. Formerly an icy dwarf planet-type thing, now they shall be known as ‘plutoids’.
Urgh.
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Plutoids
Posted on 11 June 2008 · 234 views · 53 words.
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