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 Jun 21 2006, 05:31 AM
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Pluto's baby twin moons, formerly known as S/2005 P 1 and S/2005 P 2,
have been christened Nix and Hydra. The objects, discovered last year by the Hubble Space Telescope, received their names from the International Astronomical Union (IAU). A formal announcement will be issued this Friday, 23 June. Hey, they named a moon after an UMSFer!!! Well done Nix!! 
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Jun 21 2006, 01:46 PM
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Source: ScienceNOW daily news article
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Jun 21 2006, 01:54 PM
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From the article:
The first letters, N and H, also refer to NASA's New Horizons spacecraft Sweet! How's that for posterity?  Though I'm not sure I understand this: The naming of Hydra "could possibly" help convince the IAU to preserve Pluto's planethood, says Steffl. How would that name convince the IAU? Or is it a joke, as in "if the IAU drops Pluto's planetary status, we'll sic our Hydra on them"... -------------------- --O'Dave
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Jun 21 2006, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE (odave @ Jun 21 2006, 06:54 AM)  The naming of Hydra "could possibly" help convince the IAU to preserve Pluto's planethood, says Steffl. How would that name convince the IAU? Or is it a joke, as in "if the IAU drops Pluto's planetary status, we'll sic our Hydra on them"... Yes, it was a joke..hehe Though I like how they changed the spelling of Nyx to Nix to avoid a conflict with 3908 Nyx. Maybe Nico had a bit more influence on the naming  But I can understand this conflict since 3908 Nyx isn't some random small asteroid, and research into its shape via RADAR has been done.
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Jun 21 2006, 04:47 PM
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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jun 21 2006, 09:44 AM) Yes, it was a joke..hehe Though I like how they changed the spelling of Nyx to Nix to avoid a conflict with 3908 Nyx. Maybe Nico had a bit more influence on the naming But I can understand this conflict since 3908 Nyx isn't some random small asteroid, and research into its shape via RADAR has been done.Rats... They didn't use the names I e-mailed Emily L. at The Planetary Society last year... Oh well, can't remember what the names were anyway 
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Stu Pluto's new moons named... Jun 21 2006, 05:31 AM
dilo Congrats, Nico! Jun 21 2006, 05:38 AM
David QUOTE (Jyril @ Jun 21 2006, 01:46 PM) Sou... Jun 21 2006, 05:36 PM odave QUOTE (David @ Jun 21 2006, 01:36 PM) Whi... Jun 21 2006, 05:54 PM elakdawalla Nix is the inner (f.k.a. P2) and Hydra is the oute... Jun 21 2006, 05:51 PM Stu The naming of Hydra "could possibly" hel... Jun 21 2006, 05:56 PM punkboi QUOTE (Stu @ Jun 21 2006, 10:56 AM) The n... Jun 21 2006, 06:19 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (punkboi @ Jun 21 2006, 06:19 PM) M... Jun 21 2006, 07:45 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jun 21 2006, 11:45 AM... Jun 21 2006, 10:58 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jun 21 2006, 12:45 PM... Jun 21 2006, 11:00 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jun 22 2006, 12:00 AM... Jun 21 2006, 11:06 PM mcaplinger Furthermore, if it's claimed that Charon was n... Jun 21 2006, 11:27 PM David QUOTE (Stu @ Jun 21 2006, 05:31 AM) Pluto... Jun 23 2006, 10:58 PM elakdawalla I couldn't find the statement online, but I re... Jun 23 2006, 11:03 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 23 2006, 11:03 P... Jun 23 2006, 11:34 PM AlexBlackwell If anyone has any juice with Phil Plait, aka The B... Jun 26 2006, 11:20 PM The Bad Astronomer QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jun 26 2006, 04:20... Jun 27 2006, 04:54 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (The Bad Astronomer @ Jun 27 2006, 04... Jun 27 2006, 05:25 PM AlexBlackwell Published online today in Science Express:
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