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by me
Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:36 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Planet question finally solved?
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What about the stipulation that the planetary body needs to be able to maintain an atmosphere? Here is the Resoloution from the IAU. These is nothing about requiring an atmosphere. RESOLUTION 5A The IAU therefore resolves that planets and other bodies in our Solar System be defined into three disti...