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Old 13-October-2006, 10:44 AM
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Hum,
The term `minor planet` is banned.
All references to it should be removed from the textbooks, public buildings and temples;
The term `small solar system objects` is now preferred.
The term `Asteroid` can be used, but not in public debate or scientific papers - it is best used in pubs for tittle-tattle.

However, Ceres is technically not a small solar system objects because it is a dwarf planet.
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