Tenth Planet...What to Name It?

Sep 12, 2005 00:01

Hey.

I'd been wanting to blog about this subject since the news broke, but hadn't really given myself the chance. Anyway, it's been discovered, but not officially named. Anybody else speculating?

We're running out of Romanized Olympian deities, aren't we? Ceres, Vesta and Minerva (as Pallas) have all been honored with large asteroids. I ( Read more... )

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cygnia September 12 2005, 17:14:23 UTC
I'm partial to Tyche, Nike and Hecate myself...:)

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frustratedpilot September 12 2005, 18:25:18 UTC
Latin, not Greek. You mean Fortuna, Victoria and Trivia. :)

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grassynoel September 13 2005, 00:26:23 UTC
I think other mythologies should be given a look in. Plus, Pluto and Charon don't deserve their planetary status and should be classed as Kuiper Belt Objects.

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jeb1981 September 13 2005, 01:47:54 UTC
As I've said elsewhere, I'm favoring Mondas or Yuggoth. ;)

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