Mark Jackson-Brown ([info]markster3000) wrote,
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Well, the names are still 'ancient', in a way...

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/10/02/gabrielle_satellite_20051002.html

So, along with the 9 planets named after Roman Gods, we now have yet another Kuiper belt object. Except this thing is named after an ancient Warrior Princess. And it has a sidekick.

Man, this really starts to give new signifigance to the quarrel over what constitutes a planet. If we want to keep Pluto as a planet, then we've got to take Xena too. Naming celestial bodies after ancient characters is one thing, naming them after fake ancient characters is another!

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