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Names for Pluto's 2 smallest moons

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  • 12-02-2013 4:43pm
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    Roger_007
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    The SETI Institute are looking for suggestions for names for Pluto's 2 smallest moons, currently called P4 and P5. How about Zig and Zag!


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    Zubeneschamali
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    Roger_007 wrote: »
    The SETI Institute are looking for suggestions for names for Pluto's 2 smallest moons, currently called P4 and P5. How about Zig and Zag!

    Chip 'n' Dale?


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    slade_x
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    orpheus and eurydice


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    SarahBM
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    Romeo and Julliet

    sorry, that was a joke. a very bad joke.

    Itchy and Scratchy is funnier.


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    Rhys Essien
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    Roger_007 wrote: »
    The SETI Institute are looking for suggestions for names for Pluto's 2 smallest moons, currently called P4 and P5. How about Zig and Zag!

    Great idea.Where do we vote?


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    Roger_007
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    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Great idea.Where do we vote?

    You can vote at http://plutorocks.seti.org


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    eyeball kid
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    Looks like Vulcan is going to run away with one of the names anyway.


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    Windy Fjordian
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    It's got to be Mickey & Mini. Keeping an ever watchful eye over their beloved pet


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    List of choices - it's limited to mythology / underworld , hell hounds and stuff

    Acheron
    Alecto
    Cerberus
    Erebus
    Eurydice
    Hercules-Heracles
    Hypnos
    Lethe
    Obol
    Orpheus
    Persephone - Anyone remember The Beachcombers ?
    Styx - Out in the styx ;)
    Vulcan - are the Trekkies pimping this one ?
    Elysium
    Hecate
    Melinoe
    Orthrus
    Sisyphus - Not lisp friendly
    Tantalus
    Tartarus
    Thanatos


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    ZeRoY
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    wallace & gromit ?


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    eyescreamcone
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    Ant n' Dec?


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    Myrddin
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    Sonic & Tails


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    Cork boy 55
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    LV-223
    LV-426


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    Squeaky the Squirrel
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    Vulcan wins.

    Though Astronomers have the final say so hopefully they follow the boring P4, P5 etc and save Vulcan for something worthy.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »
    Though Astronomers have the final say so hopefully they follow the boring P4, P5 etc and save Vulcan for something worthy.
    wouldn't surprise me if the Trekkies voted for it.

    The same geniuses that got the first shuttle named Enterprise even though it was the only one that didn't go to space :rolleyes:



    This can only mean that something worthy of the name Vulcan will be discovered soon


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    Captain Chaos
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    wouldn't surprise me if the Trekkies voted for it.

    The same geniuses that got the first shuttle named Enterprise even though it was the only one that didn't go to space :rolleyes:



    This can only mean that something worthy of the name Vulcan will be discovered soon

    It has nothing to do with the Trekkies.

    In mythology Vulcan is a cousin or nephew of Pluto.

    BBC didn't print the full story either and went with the Trekkie route,----lazy.

    The two top names picked for P4 and P5 are Cerberus and Vulcan. They are logical choices as the follow the relationship between Pluto, Charon and Nix.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Captain Chaos wrote: »
    It has nothing to do with the Trekkies.
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/vulcan_name_pluto_moon_vote/


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