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Makemake (2005 FY9)

AtomicHorror · 2008-07-14 23:34:20

The fourth named dwarf planet: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 Not mad about the IAU name, to me it sounds a bit silly next to Eris and Dysnomia but I guess we have to make room for some less conventional gods... My money is…

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15-07-2008 12:34am

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The fourth named dwarf planet:

http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318

Not mad about the IAU name, to me it sounds a bit silly next to Eris and Dysnomia but I guess we have to make room for some less conventional gods...

My money is on "Pele" for 2003 EL61.

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The next discovery will HAVE to be called: "NotWar"

Then will say: "Eris and Dysnomia Makelove Notwar."

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#3 18-07-2008 11:36am
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Pgibson wrote: »

The next discovery will HAVE to be called: "NotWar"

Then will say: "Eris and Dysnomia Makelove Notwar."

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One of my friends sent me a text saying "Makemake mine a double." It's the Uranus wordplay for a new generation. :rolleyes:

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