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Nature 442, 966-967 (31 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442966a; Published online 30 August 2006
Diary of a planet's demise
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While attending the International Astronomical Union's meeting in Prague, Jenny Hogan kept the world up to date on the Pluto debate through our newsblog. Edited excerpts:
The proposal to define a planet as anything round that isn't a moon, and thus increase the tally in our Solar System to 12, is scheduled for discussion at lunchtime tomorrow. But many astronomers have already conveyed their objections to the executive committee of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) by e-mail — and some are supporting a second, rival definition.
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