Earth Sciences 1086F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Lowell Observatory, Clyde Tombaugh, Percival Lowell
25 Mar 2020
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Iau introduced the category plutoid for "pluto-like tnos: tnos are any sized objects in the solar system that orbit the sun at a greater distance than. July 2015: passed pluto and gave us a lot of information. Tnos: the newest definition of pluto slots it into the sub-category dwarf planet in the larger classification of tnos, charon is not yet classified as a dwarf planet or a plutoid. Eris: eris, initially called xena, orbits the sun in a region of space further than pluto but closer than the. Kuiper belt: has a wild and random orbit at the edge of the solar system and is said to make up a scattered. Since their orbits bring them into the kuiper belt, the scattered disc can be said to start within the. Kuiper belt, but extends far beyond: was called the 10th planet for a bit, very elliptical path, methane ice is present.
