Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science

@article{Metzger2021MoonsAP,
  title={Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science},
  author={Philip T. Metzger and William M. Grundy and M. Sykes and S. Alan Stern and James F. Bell and Charlene E. Detelich and Kirby D. Runyon and Michael Summers},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2021}
}
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