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Newly found moons of Pluto formally named

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18 years 6 months ago #29966 by dmcdona
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Circular No. 8723 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
SATELLITES OF PLUTO
Further to IAUC 8648, the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the following new designations and names of satellites of Pluto:

Pluto II Nix = S/2005 P 2
Pluto III Hydra = S/2005 P 1


Also: www.comcast.net/news/science/index.jsp?c...06/06/21/418763.html

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18 years 6 months ago #29968 by Seanie_Morris
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Well, I guess all you can say to that is welcome along!

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18 years 6 months ago #29981 by briano
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Horizon on bbc 2 9pm tonight are talking about whether Pluto should be relegated to an asteroid.
Sounds like it might be intresting.
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