I’m NASA’s Dr. Lori Glaze, and I’m here to answer your questions about planets and space science, style. Ask me anything!

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Come meet the head of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, Dr. Lori Glaze. (Find out more about how her path to NASA started with a volcano, why it’s important for her to step out of her comfort zone, and her heavy metal claim to fame:

[https://science.nasa.gov/people/lori-s-glaze/](https://science.nasa.gov/people/lori-s-glaze/) )

Along with a tiny, but mighty, team of NASA communications folks, she’s ready to answer your questions about the solar system, and the NASA spaceships and people who explore it… without a bunch of jargon. It’s not rocket science, it’s an AMA. Let’s go!

Participants will initial their answers:

– Dr. Lori S. Glaze, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division (LSG)

– Alana Johnson, NASA Senior Communications Specialist (AJ)

– Laurance Fauconnet, Public Engagement, Educational Technology Specialist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (LF)

– Jessica Stoller Conrad, Web Producer, NASA’s Space Place (JSC)

– Lyle Tavernier, Educational Technology Specialist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (LT)

– Brice Russ, NASA Social Media Reddit Lead (BR)

– Stephanie L. Smith, NASA Social Media Manager (SLS)

We’ll be answering questions from 3-4 p.m. ET (2000-2100 UTC) on March 8.

Proof pic: [https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1766120493310939233](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1766120493310939233)

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What are the required dimensions for a planet, to be classified as a planet? And is there any guilt on the number being high enough that we dropped Pluto out of scope?

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