So astronomy is a funny science. They look at places that they have no possible way of ever going, let alone setting eyes, and then naming them after a mythical guy who liked to turn into a goose.
This would be like me find out that there's a club that doesn't let people in who like pictures of cats on the internet, and then I name it Poseidon, because that's more elegant than "Bad Place Poo Poo Club". Either way, this doesn't stop those astronomers, and now they are asking for our help. After downgrading Pluto awhile back (which I agree with, its time we stop cutting our orbit mates slack), they are now upgrading some objects to the moons of Pluto. They want us to take the blame for the funny name they pick, as you can vote on which one at http://www.plutorocks.com/. Acheron, Alecto, Cerberus, Erebus, Eurydice, Hercules, Hypnos, Lethe, Obol, Orpheus, Persephone, Styx, and Vulcan. Are our choices. Personally I'm advocating for Obol, so less kids will get points off for spelling in middle school astronomy. Can you imagine trying to spell Eurydice back when you're 10? Failing that Hypnos is a pokemon, which I find hilarious. What are you guy's thoughts?
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