This Day in History, 2006: Pluto Demoted

[mabfan]

Exactly one year ago today, the International Astronomical Union, at their General Assembly in Prague, voted to demote Pluto from planet to dwarf planet.

(An excellent post about the public's reaction since can be found at The Enduring Power of Pluto.)

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

When I read a book about the planets to my daughter's kindergarten class last year, when the book (and I) referred to Pluto and a planet, it sparked a debate among the five year olds, many of whom were aware of the misruling by the IAU.