To: NicknamedBob
Pluto's still a planet, the IAU can go [omitted].
I'm not sure that there's a sure answer to that question, due to the difficulty of observing the planet.
28 posted on
08/27/2006 7:27:24 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
The information I had was that both bodies were tidally locked to each other. Each kept the other in its sky perpetually.
Depending on how you define a month, that could be a long one.
29 posted on
08/28/2006 5:12:25 AM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(That is the trouble with essences. They are essentially troublesome.)
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