'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto

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'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto

18:41 11-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo. Almost two years after the IAU General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto.

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