08-16-2006, 04:12 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Name the Planet
So....it seems we now have 13 planets....but come on, I mean we really need to do better than 2003 UB313 for a planets name. Help me come up with the perfect designation for our newest baby.
I say....Medusa http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/...20to%20enlarge.
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08-16-2006, 04:20 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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One Planet has to be called Rupert
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08-16-2006, 04:46 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Krypton....I've always liked Krypton and I think it would fit with pop culture (as would Vulcan)
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08-16-2006, 05:17 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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I vote Hannigan!
What?
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08-16-2006, 05:31 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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I vote for It-which-shall-not-be-named.
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08-16-2006, 05:41 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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CrackYerOn-5...
ok i was just being stupid, how about we name it Ciari, the planet thats probably not.
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08-16-2006, 05:44 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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I think Vulcan is an excellent choice. It stays true to the Roman gods motif and it's pop-culture.
If, however, Vulcan isn't to your liking, might I suggest. Discordia - Roman goddess of strife and disorder, which is what this plan would portend for the astronomical community at large. OR Fabulinus - minor Roman god of infants. I don't care to much what he's responsible for; I just like the name. Or, in that same vein, perhaps something after Jeff, the Roman God of Biscuits
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08-16-2006, 06:04 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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Wasn't that a mediocre '80s pop band?
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08-16-2006, 06:05 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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they're actually still around -- and not poppish anymore.. i was hoping there's be someone old enough to get that reference.. but i still like Red...
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08-16-2006, 06:20 AM | #15 (permalink) | |
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Paybacks, mal...paybacks.
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08-16-2006, 06:55 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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I think we should throw in something greek instead of roman.. Maybe Adonis?
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08-16-2006, 06:57 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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08-16-2006, 07:42 AM | #20 (permalink) |
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ooh... how 'bout Pandora, just because
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08-16-2006, 08:34 AM | #23 (permalink) |
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Persephone (unless they all have to be Roman). You gotta admire anyone who would trade an eternity in hell just to eat a pomegranate. Plus it takes an eternity to get that stuff off your fingers afterward.
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08-16-2006, 08:55 AM | #26 (permalink) |
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Name them after Norse gods: Baldr, Bragi, Búri, Forseti, Heimdall, Hermóðr (my personal favorite), Höðr, Kvasir, Loki, Odin, Ríg, Thor, and Tyr. We all learned the all important Greek/Roman mythos from the heavens in school, maybe it's time to learn about different mythology from the cosmos. The names could be applied appropriately (Odin or Thor for the big planet, Loki for a small planet with a mischevious orbit....etc.).
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08-16-2006, 09:43 AM | #29 (permalink) |
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Given how cold and desolate it must be, surely Hoth is in the running!
Seriously though, I'm with Zeraph. I like Willravel's Norse god suggestion, but these planets are too small and obscure. Those names, assuming they haven't already been taken, should be reserved for the possiblity of an undiscovered solar system similar to ours.
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08-16-2006, 09:52 AM | #31 (permalink) | |
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08-16-2006, 09:59 AM | #32 (permalink) |
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I shall name it "Planet Hollywood"
Maybe Dell and Microsoft can get together and buy the naming right, and call it Microdell or Dellosoft... because they are just they wacky.
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08-16-2006, 10:08 AM | #34 (permalink) | |
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08-16-2006, 03:11 PM | #37 (permalink) | |
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Actually, I think it should be named Bacchus...after the Roman god of wine and intoxication. What better name than one associated with drunken revelry?
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08-16-2006, 05:06 PM | #39 (permalink) | |
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Goofy.
He was much cooler than Pluto. Of course, before I even read the thread, I heard "Bob" in my head.
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