Pluto a Puzzle After 75 Years--'Misbehaved Planet' or Merely a Comet?.
Michelle Roberts.
- Commercial Appeal, 2005.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 47, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. 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.