They won't let Pluto be a planet but it still bears the responsibility of having moons, and until just now there were three known moons of the tiny non-planet, named Hydra, Charon and Nix.
Now there are four, and the fourth one is called Essslashtwoohoneonepeeone.
They are working on another name. Bad Astronomer has details about the new find.
There is some difficulty in coming up with a name since the theme of the existing names (night-based Roman mythical character) is tapped out. I was thinking it should be called one of the following:
- Fifi
- Dinah
- Ronnie
- Or, to be funny, Milton
Or, to be more accurate in terms of size and such, maybe just "Pluto's Kid Brother" or "k.b" for short.
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Sure, astronomers might not call it a planet anymore, but every schoolchild knows how badass Pluto really is. It's got a giant moon, Charon, and two smaller ones, Hydra and Nix.
Still moving stuff over from my last server. Here is one that keeps coming up.
Surprisingly, I STILL get comments and questions from students and teachers about Pluto. Questions such as:
Did you ever notice that Pluto doesn't have much of a tail? No, not that Pluto! This Pluto:
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I had a 65 lb pit bull nicknamed Fifi (the lap dog) so I'll go with that
Oh - he was an un-neutered male
I really think these names are strange. The other moons are named after the greek mythologie, then why shouldn't they name P4 after it? I think Ceberus is a nice name, since Ceberus is a dog ... somehow.