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Sunday, April 06, 2003

Controversial Proposal Would Boost Solar System's Planet Tally to 12

In the same week that the planetary community learned a mission to Pluto has been approved, a hot debate has re-ignited over whether the small world deserves planetary status at all.
This time the argument is fueled by a newly proposed definition for planets that would instantly boost the solar system's tally to 12 or more by including one large, round asteroid and at least two faraway and icy brethren of Pluto.
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