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ankh_hplThe SETI poll to name Pluto's latest-discovered tiny moons is over . . . and "Vulcan" & "Cerberus" are the winners.
Thanks to a late name proposal by William Shatner -- & his efforts on Twitter -- Spock's homeworld may provide a name for P4 or P5. It wasn't placed on the ballot for its Trekkish connections, however. It's also the name of the Roman god of fire.
Read all about the voting -- and why this poll doesn't assure these names for Pluto's smallest moons -- here. This article from Space.com also features images & video of Pluto, with all its moons discovered to date.
See all the voting stats here . (Me? I'm a Trekker, but I was still going for "Persephone" & "Eurydice.")
Thanks to a late name proposal by William Shatner -- & his efforts on Twitter -- Spock's homeworld may provide a name for P4 or P5. It wasn't placed on the ballot for its Trekkish connections, however. It's also the name of the Roman god of fire.
Read all about the voting -- and why this poll doesn't assure these names for Pluto's smallest moons -- here. This article from Space.com also features images & video of Pluto, with all its moons discovered to date.
See all the voting stats here . (Me? I'm a Trekker, but I was still going for "Persephone" & "Eurydice.")
