According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), Pluto is currently called a “dwarf planet.” A dwarf planet orbits the sun just like other planets, but it is smaller—too small to clear other objects out of its path, as other planets do. Scientists have argued for years about whether Pluto should be called a planet. In 1930, when Pluto was discovered, it seemed to be all alone. But in the 1990s, astronomers found lots of smaller, icy objects beyond Neptune's orbit. These objects make up what is now known as the Kuiper (KY-per) Belt, or sometimes the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. Since Pluto has many similar objects orbiting with it, some think it is not a planet. Others say Pluto should be called a planet because of its great size, because of its history as a famous and popular planet, and because of other characteristics. Pluto has moons, for example. In 2005, astronomers discovered Eris, a Kuiper Belt object that they thought was slightly bigger than Pluto. What should Eris be called? If they called it a planet, what would happen if many more big objects exist in the Kuiper Belt? Do we call all of them planets?
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet? In 2006, hundreds of astronomers voted that Pluto should no longer be called a planet. Days later, hundreds of other astronomers signed a petition saying that they would not recognize that vote. Then recently, new data showed that Pluto is slightly bigger—by 30 miles at its diameter—than Eris. So the argument is not over yet.
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The final cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
Sadly, Pluto is not included in this puzzle just like Pluto is not included in a list of planets. However, you'll need to use the rest of those still considered a planet in order to solve for the corrected coordinates.
Assume N39 and W104 as your starting point. I want my puzzles to be solved and the geocache found. If you get stuck, please don't hesitate to ask me for a nudge in the right direction. Cheers!
North:
Mercury
The Sun
Venus
Neptune
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West:
Mercury
Mercury
Venus
Mars
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When I was your age, Pluto was a planet...
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