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	NASA: Pluto - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/plutopage.html Includes a FAQ, fact sheet, and press releases relating to Pluto.
	KidsAstronomy.com: Pluto - http://www.kidsastronomy.com/pluto.htm Provides details about its name and its origin in Greek mythology, facts related to gravity on the planet and its moon.
	NASA: Is Pluto a Planet or Not? - http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/pluto.html A high school student asks the question and is told that at the moment (1999) Pluto has dual status as a planet and a TNO or "Trans-Neptunian Object."
	National Geographic News: Pluto Not a Planet, Astronomers Rule - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060824-pluto-planet.html Reports on reactions of several astronomers to the fact that Pluto is no longer a planet, according to the new definition chosen by the International Astronomical Union.
	Curious About Astronomy: Is Pluto a Planet? - http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=624 Looks at the factors in deciding whether or not a heavenly body is a planet. Written in June 2004, it has an August 2006 update.

	Astronomer Responds to Pluto-Not-a-Planet Claim - http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/tyson_responds_010202.html Reports why Hayden Planetarium does not have Pluto shown as a planet.
	National Geographic News: Pluto: Planet or Comet? - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0216_Pluto.html Discusses Pluto's similarity to other Kuiper Belt objects, and introduces a 5-way classification scheme for solar system objects to break down the lumping together of dissimilar planets.
	CBBC: Experts Say Pluto Is Not a Planet - http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5280000/newsid_5282400/5282434.stm Explains why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
	World Almanac for Kids: Pluto - http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-230&article_id=587&chapter_id=12&chapter_title=Science&article_title=Pluto Includes brief facts about the planet and a history of its discovery.

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