TWELVE PLANETS???, wow. Options

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The number of planets around the Sun could rise from nine to 12 - with more on the way - if experts approve a radical new vision of our Solar System.

An endorsement by astronomers meeting in Prague would require school and university textbooks to be rewritten.

The proposal recognises eight classical planets, three planets belonging to a new category called "plutons" and the largest asteroid Ceres.

Pluto remains a planet, but becomes the basis for the new pluton category.


The plan has been drawn up by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) with the aim of settling the question of what does and does not count as a planet.

Some 2,500 astronomers gathered at the IAU General Assembly in Prague will vote on the plan next Thursday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4795755.stm


So what do you guys think?

I, for one, think it's crazy. How are we going to memorize them?
"Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Charon, UB313??"
It doesn't sound right anymore!! And I've never even heard of Ceres before.. It's just gonna be really confusing with the planets and plutons.. And as the article said, it's not going to be that useful to astronomers.

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I think neptune should be the last planet in the planet list. I heard that there were debates on rather if Pluto was a planet or not. I personally.. think it shouldnt be counted as one. Plus, it'd be less for us to memorize! Them scientists should cross out UB313 and Pluto as planets. XD Or just keep it at pluto.

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Who would name a planet UB313?
I think that as science advances the general definitions for things such as plants start to loose its meaning and become more vague. I guess we are just going to have to deal with more planets.

LOL. It's supposed to be a temporary name. They were thinking of naming it Xena or something like that. More planets makes it complicated.. It will give us a more specific definition of a planet though, i guess..

I think neptune should be the last planet in the planet list. I heard that there were debates on rather if Pluto was a planet or not. I personally.. think it shouldnt be counted as one. Plus, it'd be less for us to memorize! Them scientists should cross out UB313 and Pluto as planets. XD Or just keep it at pluto.

But the thing is that Pluto is the only planet discovered by the US, so astronomers are fighting to keep it.

uhhh. rename the gosh darn planet.
call it krabipod. [=

I'm sorry to say, but they only name planets after Greek and Roman Gods or something like that. I think we should name it Frapooglie, after my iPod :)