Thursday, October 27, 2011
RJA #9b: Freewriting
Although Pluto is now a Dwarf Planet, it still has been an important part of American culture. The people who decided that Pluto should no longer be a planet were just a small group of men. These men were scientist, but they weren't representing the people. Because Pluto is so small, yet has so many moons (more than the Earth even), it is considered a dwarf planet. It exists in a small ring just outside of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. This belt consists of many other dwarf planets and asteroids, some larger than Pluto. The three moons of Pluto, Charon, Nix, and Hydra are tiny. Even though these three objects are so small, they are still orbiting Pluto, just like all the other planets. The change to Pluto's planetary status was made in 2006, by the IAU, or International Astronomical Union. The IAU met in Prague, and made a vote on Pluto's planetary fate. This summit where the voting occurred took place through the dates August 14 to August 25 in 2006. The topic of Pluto's planetary status has been a long ongoing debate in the astronomical community, ever since its discovery in the 1930's by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. Pluto got its name not from the beloved Disney character but rather from the Greek god of the under world. This name was suggested by none other than an eleven year old little girl. With all these different circumstances, should Pluto have another chance? Does the planetary status need some reconsideration? At this time it looks as though Pluto will not, but that does not mean that it will never get that second chance.
Friday, October 21, 2011
RJA #9a: MLA-Style Annotated Bibliography
"Pluto, Dwarf Planet Facts & Images, Kuiper Belt/KBOs | Pluto's Physical & Orbital Characteristics | Space.com." Space, NASA Information & News | Outer Space Flight Videos & Pictures | Astronomy, Solar System Images | Space.com. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. .
"Why Pluto Is No Longer a Planet." Universe Today — Space and Astronomy News. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. .
"Pluto L Pluto Facts, Pictures and Information." The Nine Planets Solar System Tour. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. .
Thursday, October 20, 2011
RJA #8c: Field Research Plan
For my field research I am going to be going to the Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Denver. I plan to find out what kind of information they have on Pluto, and what their sources are. It would also be a big help to find out what they have about other "dwarf planets" and the Kuiper belt. I plan on going as soon as I can find a day off of work to make it down to Denver. I think it will be very helpful and I'm going to try and see if the planetarium has any kind of showing that may be helpful as well.
RJA #8b: Background Essay Plan
Pluto has lost its planetary status, causing a lot of controversy and debate. Should it be our ninth planet?
- What makes a planet?
- How does Pluto not meet these requirements?
- What are the differences between Pluto and other planets in the solar system?
- How / when was Pluto discovered?
- Is there any chance Pluto will regain it's status as a planet?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
RJA #8a: Summary
Pluto, the object was once thought of as a planet. Recently, however, Pluto has been classified as a "Dwarf Planet" causing a bit of an uproar. Pluto isn't even considered a part of the solar system anymore, but part of the Kuiper Belt. Although Pluto was perceived to be there by Percival Lowell in 1905 it wasn't actually discovered until 1930, fifteen years after Lowell's death. Pluto's name was actually suggested by a young girl, thinking it should be the named after another of the Roman gods. Pluto isn't even bigger than Earth's own moon, but despite this it has three moons of it's own. The first probe has been sent out to Pluto by NASA, thought to reach it by 2015.
Sentence2: "Although Pluto was perceived to be there by Percival Lowell in 1905 it wasn't actually discovered until 1930, fifteen years after Lowell's death"
Sentence3: "Pluto isn't even bigger than Earth's own moon, but despite this it has three moons of itm-m-m own"
Sentence4: "Pluto isn't even considered a part of the solar system anymore, but part of the Kuiper Belt"
Sentence5: ","
Sentence6: "Pluto's name was actually suggested by a young girl, thinking it should be the named after another of the Roman gods"
Sentence7: "Recently, however, Pluto has been classified as a "Dwarf Planet" causing a bit of an uproar"
Sentence8: "The first probe has been sent out to Pluto by NASA, thought to reach it by 2015"
http://www.space.com/43-pluto-the-ninth-planet-that-was-a-dwarf.html is the page summarized.
After being analyzed by a plagiarism checker the results were:
Sentence1: "Pluto, the object was once thought of as a planet"Sentence2: "Although Pluto was perceived to be there by Percival Lowell in 1905 it wasn't actually discovered until 1930, fifteen years after Lowell's death"
Sentence3: "Pluto isn't even bigger than Earth's own moon, but despite this it has three moons of itm-m-m own"
Sentence4: "Pluto isn't even considered a part of the solar system anymore, but part of the Kuiper Belt"
Sentence5: ","
Sentence6: "Pluto's name was actually suggested by a young girl, thinking it should be the named after another of the Roman gods"
Sentence7: "Recently, however, Pluto has been classified as a "Dwarf Planet" causing a bit of an uproar"
Sentence8: "The first probe has been sent out to Pluto by NASA, thought to reach it by 2015"
No Plagiarism detected
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