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This website, by Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, is an article that recounts the reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet. The article explains the issues, tells how they were resolved, and answers related questions. At the bottom of the page is a link to a similar website about the dwarf planet Xena.
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© 2007 Mike Brown, California Institute of Technology
Keywords:
2003 UB313, Kuiper Belt, Pluto, dwarf planet, solar system
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Metadata instance created June 27, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
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August 22, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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(California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 2007), WWW Document, (http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/eightplanets/).
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The Eight Planets (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 2007), <http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/eightplanets/>.
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The Eight Planets. (2007, June 26). Retrieved April 20, 2024, from California Institute of Technology: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/eightplanets/
Chicago Format
California Institute of Technology. The Eight Planets. Pasadena: California Institute of Technology, June 26, 2007. http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/eightplanets/ (accessed 20 April 2024).
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The Eight Planets. Pasadena: California Institute of Technology, 2007. 26 June 2007. 20 Apr. 2024 <http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/eightplanets/>.
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@misc{ Title = {The Eight Planets}, Publisher = {California Institute of Technology}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {20 April 2024}, Month = {June 26, 2007}, Year = {2007} }
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