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A simpler way to define what makes a planet

Today (Nov. 10) at an American Astronomical Society meeting, UCLA professor Jean-Luc Margot described a simple test that can be used to clearly separate planets from other bodies like dwarf planets and minor planets. - Full story from the UCLA Newsroom

http://universityofcalifornia.edu/news/simpler-way-define-what-makes-planet

Posted on Nov. 10, 2015