[meteorite-list] Mike Brown: Astronomers Are Revolting!

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 23 15:11:57 2006
Message-ID: <n1ape2dduufscereeigb6cikfoo676f6le_at_4ax.com>

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:34:08 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>an object that is smaller than a planet but still spherical. I have no
>particular attachment to this word, and would happily use any other that
>seemed reasonable (but, please, not "Pluton" which is a word already in
>use by geologists

Judging from the amount of disagreement going on in both the astronomical and
lay communities, I suggest this name for them: Discordons. (Derived from
"discord", also has mythology connections http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord)
Received on Wed 23 Aug 2006 03:13:02 PM PDT