Thread: What is the difference between an asteroid and a minor planet?
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Old 08-July-2008, 03:45 PM
John Mendenhall John Mendenhall is offline
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I vote we adopt the classification suggested by, IIRC, Clarke, in which solar system bodies are divided into the Sun, Jupiter, and dust.
I have seen 'Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris' before as a description.
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