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 Dec 7 2009, 08:02 AM
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I could only name 30 of them then give up
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Jun 27 2010, 11:37 PM
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this one's a real challenge....(I got 18)
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Jun 28 2010, 12:03 AM
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Beat ya by 1, got 19. Most are no brainers, though how I knew Y, I have no idea.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Jun 28 2010, 12:04 AM
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QUOTE (jasedm @ Jun 27 2010, 06:37 PM)  this one's a real challenge....(I got 18) Ha, ha. That's my quiz. Thanks jasedm. |
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Jun 28 2010, 12:16 AM
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Embarrassing...I got 16. (Would've had 17, but couldn't spell the "Q" one to save my life...still can't!)
Good quiz, though, lots of fun! Thanks, Mirek.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 28 2010, 12:25 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 19-August 09 From: Dallas Member No.: 4905 |
QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 27 2010, 07:16 PM) Embarrassing...I got 16. (Would've had 17, but couldn't spell the "Q" one to save my life...still can't!) Good quiz, though, lots of fun! Thanks, Mirek. Thanks nprev. I'm glad you have enjoyed it. Means a lot. P.S. How nerdy am I that I found my own quiz mentioned on an unrelated site? |
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Jun 28 2010, 12:29 AM
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Got 19, didn't know B, F, L, W, X, Y, Z and with the exception of Y I don't think I've ever heard of those as far as solar system objects go...
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Jun 28 2010, 12:35 AM
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I only got as far as 'The Moon'.
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Jun 28 2010, 12:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 27 2010, 05:16 PM) Embarrassing...I got 16. (Would've had 17, but couldn't spell the "Q" one to save my life...still can't!) I'll admit, I looked up the spelling of that one. I don't think that's cheating; I knew the name of the object, just not precisely how to spell it. -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Jun 28 2010, 01:30 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
18, but like Jason I had to cheat on one spelling.
I've never ever heard of B, F, K, L, W, X, Y or Z |
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Jun 28 2010, 01:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
Yeah, it seems to always be those eight (though I got Y). K is the only one I had heard of before.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Jun 28 2010, 01:52 AM
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I like to keep it simple...it's either:
"The Moon" or "a moon of..."  See, it's easy!!! |
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Jun 28 2010, 04:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 28-October 08 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 4469 |
19. Missed B, F, K, L, W, X, and Z. Of those the only one I'd even heard of before was K. Nice quiz.
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Jun 28 2010, 02:43 PM
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Just curious, I note a few of the higher numbered asteroids have been bestowed names of, shall we say, a rather more whimsical nature. (17058 Rocknroll springs to mind). Would the total number of moons be approaching a figure where this might occur?
Or has it already, is one of the more etymologically obscure names a play on words in a foreign language, or refers to something maybe not entirely 100% serious? |
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Jun 28 2010, 05:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 655 Joined: 22-January 06 Member No.: 655 |
I think there's a good few names available as yet for moons of the major planets, which comply with the conventions used so far:
Greco-Roman, Norse, Inuit and Gallic myth for Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto Characters from Pope and Shakespeare for Uranus Due to the high number of the asteroids, these sources are all but exhausted, and other conventions are starting to appear. I believe the IAU have a put a bar on people naming discoveries after themselves, or their pets, but some bizarre names continue to appear. I don't know if it's true, but the two latest discoveries at Pluto (Nix and Hydra) are reputed to deliberately share the initials of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. |
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