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Old 2013-02-11, 12:44   Link #1639
AnimeFan188
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Help Astronomers Name Pluto’s Tiniest Moons:

"It won’t be long before Pluto’s smallest moons, now called P4 and P5, are given
names worthy of their association with the god of the underworld. And you will
have a chance to vote for what you think the planetary runt’s tiniest satellites
should be called.

“I really want this to be something the whole world can be involved in,” said ace
moon-finder Mark Showalter, an astronomer at the SETI Institute.

Showalter and his colleagues have designed a website, translated into 12
languages, that you can use to submit votes for your favorite names. For two
weeks starting today, anyone with an internet connection can choose from
among a dozen names suggested by the team."


See:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...tiniest-moons/
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