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The ancients had their priorities straight. While naming distant worlds after gods, they would presumably gaze toward the heavens and think lofty thoughts.
Not so anymore.
Divine appellations such as Mercury (take a message), Venus (love rules), Mars (seeing red), Jupiter (King Jove), Saturn/Pluto (lord of where the sun never shines), and Neptune (oceans away!) are now being supplemented with proposed titles such as Carl, Dot, Neil, Tortoise, Carousel and Starry Bunnies.
All is not lost, however.
Mike Wall of Space also lists
these suggested names for exoplanets: Apollonis
(an amusing Muse), Chrysaor (Pegasus’ baby brother), and Epicurus (at least philosophical).
Resources
http://news.yahoo.com/vote-wanted-help-name-32-alien-worlds-074506303.html
Copyright August 15, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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