Name for 2003 EL61, Welcome Haumea, Hi'iaka, and Namaka to the Solar System |
Name for 2003 EL61, Welcome Haumea, Hi'iaka, and Namaka to the Solar System |
Sep 17 2008, 06:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3241 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
No, it's not Santa (or was this one Easter Bunny). Everyone's favorite egg-shaped world now has a name: Haumea, from Hawaiian mythology. Haumea's two moons have been named Hi'iaka (still one of my favorite volcanoes on Io, along with Gish Bar, Thor, and Tvashtar) and Namaka, both daughters of Haumea. Of course, this opens up the possibility that a third moon would be named Pele.
Definitely prefer this to Makemake. -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Sep 18 2008, 02:29 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 26-September 06 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 1183 |
Post on planetary definition deleted. RULES ARE RULES. - Admin
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