Pluto a Puzzle After 75 Years--'Misbehaved Planet' or Merely a Comet?. Michelle Roberts.
by Roberts, Michelle; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 47Science. Publisher: Commercial Appeal, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Kuiper Belt | Planets | Pluto (Planet)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "It's been 75 years since the discovery of Pluto, but it remains a mystery. Perhaps in another 10 years some of its secrets will be revealed when a space probe gets close enough for a good look. Pluto was quickly heralded as the ninth planet in the solar system when it was spotted Feb. 18, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh, a young amateur astronomer at Lowell Observatory. It still holds that title today [2005], if somewhat tenuously." (COMMERCIAL APPEAL) This article describes Pluto and examines the controversy over whether or not it is a planet.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Pluto a Puzzle After 75 Years--'Misbehaved Planet' or Merely a Comet?, Feb. 27, 2005; pp. A22.
"It's been 75 years since the discovery of Pluto, but it remains a mystery. Perhaps in another 10 years some of its secrets will be revealed when a space probe gets close enough for a good look. Pluto was quickly heralded as the ninth planet in the solar system when it was spotted Feb. 18, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh, a young amateur astronomer at Lowell Observatory. It still holds that title today [2005], if somewhat tenuously." (COMMERCIAL APPEAL) This article describes Pluto and examines the controversy over whether or not it is a planet.
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