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Venetia Burney, who at age 11 suggested the name “Pluto” for the ninth planet in our solar system, lived to see it demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006.

Posted on February 24, 2018February 24, 2018Tags 11, 2006, age, burney, demoted, dwarf, lived, ninth, planet, pluto, solar, suggested, system, venetiaLeave a comment on Venetia Burney, who at age 11 suggested the name “Pluto” for the ninth planet in our solar system, lived to see it demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006.

Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status not because it was too small, but because it’s not unique among a mass of objects that orbit the sun beyond Neptune.

Posted on December 4, 2017December 5, 2017Tags among, demoted, dwarf, mass, neptune, objects, orbit, planet, pluto, small, status, sun, uniqueLeave a comment on Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status not because it was too small, but because it’s not unique among a mass of objects that orbit the sun beyond Neptune.
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