Help name the moons of Pluto

Candlelight · February 12 2013, 01:24 AM

http://www.plutorocks.com/

Voting goes to February 25.

Christopher · February 12 2013, 01:33 AM

I voted for Orpheus and Eurydice. Seems a natural pairing.

iguana_tonante · February 12 2013, 01:46 AM

I voted for Acheron and Styx.

I'm in a grim mood today.

MacLeod · February 12 2013, 01:50 AM

Ok, where's the vote to reclassify pluto as a Planet (rather than a minor one)?

Christopher · February 12 2013, 01:59 AM

^Hey, if you want to put Pluto back in, you also have to count Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and possibly hundreds more to be confirmed in the decades ahead.

Tiberius · February 12 2013, 02:01 AM

I find it very funny that this new definition of planet discounts Jupiter.

CorporalClegg · February 12 2013, 02:07 AM

I voted for Styx and Orpheus, one of which has charmed me with music for years.

Locutus of Bored · February 12 2013, 02:16 AM

I chose Cerberus and Erebus since they seemed like logical companions to Hydra and Nix, respectively.

Naira · February 12 2013, 03:01 AM

I voted for Acheron, Cerberus and Persephone. You have to cross the first two to get to him. Persephone was his wife but I like my first two choices better.

J. Allen · February 12 2013, 03:30 AM

I chose Acheron and Persephone.

Nerys Myk · February 12 2013, 03:30 AM

What? No Mickey, Goofy or Donald?

Mojochi · February 12 2013, 03:42 AM

Nerys Myk wrote:

What? No Mickey, Goofy or Donald?

^This

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Alidar Jarok · February 12 2013, 03:51 AM

Christopher wrote:

I voted for Orpheus and Eurydice. Seems a natural pairing.

I'm tempted to go with them, but I also think Persephone should be paired with Pluto, so I think I'll go with Cerberus and Persephone.

It seems Pluto has the coolest tales associated with them.

The Mirrorball Man · February 12 2013, 04:06 AM

MacLeod wrote:

Ok, where's the vote to reclassify pluto as a Planet (rather than a minor one)?

There's no need to reclassify anything. The scientific definition of "planet" does not need to be used by everyone.

SchwEnt · February 12 2013, 04:09 AM

^^^ I like these suggested names. I think some of them have already been used in the solar system (named asteroids or other moons or craters/geological features).

I don't have an IAU Atlas handy and I'm too lazy to google right now. But I could swear I recall seeing Styx or Orpheus or Persephone or Cerberus somewhere in the solar system already. Maybe it won't matter.

February 12 2013, 01:24 AM	#1
Candlelight Admiral Location: New Zealand	Help name the moons of Pluto http://www.plutorocks.com/ Voting goes to February 25. __________________ "I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six."

February 12 2013, 01:33 AM	#2
Christopher Writer	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I voted for Orpheus and Eurydice. Seems a natural pairing. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Updated 5/28/13 with discussion of Rise of the Federation Book 1. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 12 2013, 01:46 AM	#3
iguana_tonante Admiral Location: Italy, EU	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I voted for Acheron and Styx. I'm in a grim mood today. __________________ Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.

February 12 2013, 01:50 AM	#4
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto Ok, where's the vote to reclassify pluto as a Planet (rather than a minor one)? __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

February 12 2013, 01:59 AM	#5
Christopher Writer	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto ^Hey, if you want to put Pluto back in, you also have to count Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and possibly hundreds more to be confirmed in the decades ahead. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Updated 5/28/13 with discussion of Rise of the Federation Book 1. Written Worlds -- My blog

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February 12 2013, 02:01 AM	#6
Tiberius Commodore	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I find it very funny that this new definition of planet discounts Jupiter. __________________ The Best of Both Worlds eBook \| Every episode of Trek in viewing order Tiberius

February 12 2013, 02:07 AM	#7
CorporalClegg Vice Admiral Location: Nuevo México	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I voted for Styx and Orpheus, one of which has charmed me with music for years. __________________ More matter, less hyperbole.

February 12 2013, 02:16 AM	#8
Locutus of Bored The Old Mods and the New Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I chose Cerberus and Erebus since they seemed like logical companions to Hydra and Nix, respectively. __________________ "The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

February 12 2013, 03:01 AM	#9
Naira Rear Admiral Location: Greece	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I voted for Acheron, Cerberus and Persephone. You have to cross the first two to get to him. Persephone was his wife but I like my first two choices better. __________________ TBBS Card \| "Don't Panic!"

February 12 2013, 03:30 AM	#10
J. Allen Professional Enabler Location: A Quantum State	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto I chose Acheron and Persephone. __________________ The most horrible suffering one can bring upon another person in dire need, is that of indifference. With love, you try to uplift their life. With hatred, you seek to end that life. With indifference, however, you seek merely to render it inconsequential.

February 12 2013, 03:30 AM	#11
Nerys Myk Admiral Location: House of Kang, now with ridges	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto What? No Mickey, Goofy or Donald? __________________ Nerys Myk's Midnight In Never Land A novel of Dark Fantasy @ Amazon.com

February 12 2013, 04:09 AM	#15
SchwEnt Fleet Captain	Re: Help name the moons of Pluto ^^^ I like these suggested names. I think some of them have already been used in the solar system (named asteroids or other moons or craters/geological features). I don't have an IAU Atlas handy and I'm too lazy to google right now. But I could swear I recall seeing Styx or Orpheus or Persephone or Cerberus somewhere in the solar system already. Maybe it won't matter.