Awatmath.1633
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utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!watmath!jcwinterton
Wed Feb  3 16:05:16 1982
Re: New Saturnian Moons
I am confused.  Does anyone know the definition used to state that some
body orbiting a planet is a *moon*?  Especially with Saturn and the rings,
there must be a lot of orbiting debris.  When does debris in orbit get
dignified with the label *moon*?

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