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A week later?

By Dale Morgan Posted Tuesday 18th September 2007 12:43 GMT

The 26th september is a Wednesday and the 28th is a Friday, their both in the same week!

If the miss the window in the 26th they can try again at the end of the week.

Early Morning..

By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 18th September 2007 12:43 GMT

So its at the crack of Dawn then?

Dwarf planet?

By Bert Ragnarok Posted Tuesday 18th September 2007 14:13 GMT

I think you mean minor planet. As in molesworth 2. No sign of Gimli in your artist's impression...

Not Dwarf Planet

By red floyd Posted Tuesday 18th September 2007 15:13 GMT

Please, they prefer the term "Gravitationally Challenged"...

Or so my PC friends assure me.

Ever Since Pluto

By John Savard Posted Tuesday 18th September 2007 15:16 GMT

It's true that "minor planet" is another term for asteroid.

However, ever since Pluto got demoted, there has been a category of Solar System bodies known as "dwarf planets"; Pluto is one of them, Ceres is another, and other large Kuiper Belt Objects, such as Eris, are also likely to be accepted as belonging to this category.