But I've always defined a planet as a solid body whose gravitational field was sufficient to force it into a spherical shape and strong enough to maintain some sort of atmosphere. I suppose that would kick Mercury out of the planet club as well, but we would welcome Titan with open arms.
Where I grew up in Northern Nevada on interstate 80 the speed limit is 75 mph about 60 miles east of Reno. Here in Texas many of the highways are 75 mph in the day, 65 at night, but this is the same state that doesn't require motorcycle helmets so judge accordingly.
As a student at Texas A&M (where up until 3 hours ago Robert Gates was president) I'd like to be the first to state how happy we are to see a change of leadership on campus. The rest of the country may be in trouble however...
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Technically speaking their very presence within the borders of the United States is illegal. Thus they in fact have a 100% crime rate.
But I've always defined a planet as a solid body whose gravitational field was sufficient to force it into a spherical shape and strong enough to maintain some sort of atmosphere. I suppose that would kick Mercury out of the planet club as well, but we would welcome Titan with open arms.
Now really, they don't give the Nobel Prize away for attempted chemistry (Obligatory Simpsons quote)
Where I grew up in Northern Nevada on interstate 80 the speed limit is 75 mph about 60 miles east of Reno. Here in Texas many of the highways are 75 mph in the day, 65 at night, but this is the same state that doesn't require motorcycle helmets so judge accordingly.
That's not funny! Global warming killed my father...and raped my mother!
I wish I had some mod points!
As a student at Texas A&M (where up until 3 hours ago Robert Gates was president) I'd like to be the first to state how happy we are to see a change of leadership on campus. The rest of the country may be in trouble however...