Planets (more or less) On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted that Pluto is not a planet. Some members of the public have been reluctant to accept that decision. Let’s look at...

Planets (more or less) On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted that Pluto is not a planet. Some members of the public have been reluctant to accept that decision. Let’s look at some of the data. Is there any pattern to the locations of the planets? The table shows the average distance of each of the traditional nine planets from the sun.