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Title: New Planet Post by: cineater on July 20, 2008, 11:50:07 AM Never let them say we aren't educational.
WASHINGTON (July 20) - A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday. That can't be pronounced make make can it? Title: Re: New Planet Post by: cineater on July 20, 2008, 11:58:53 AM lol--was the name ever any better?
The red methane-covered dwarf planet formerly known as 2005 FY9 or "Easterbunny" is named after a Polynesian creator of humanity and god of fertility. Brown said the name came to him when he was looking for a mythological god and thought of the South Pacific's Easter Island. Makemake was the chief god among people who settled the island. Oh look GNR connection, Easter Island. Guess if there's a fertility god, the outer most planet is good, keep that fucker away from me. Title: Re: New Planet Post by: GNRreunioneventually on July 20, 2008, 07:33:24 PM if its orbiting neptune than wouldn't it be a moon? also, does it say anything about supporting life?
Title: Re: New Planet Post by: cineater on July 20, 2008, 10:51:41 PM Beyond neptune and it has no satelites of its own making it different from the other planets.
It supported Mr. Brown, how comfortably, I'm not sure. But planet names are permanent, grade school kids are going to be laughing at that name till the end of time. Title: Re: New Planet Post by: Rapunzel on July 21, 2008, 01:25:18 PM Um, I don't get the joke.
Makemake? How is that funny? I can understand about uranus, but? Title: Re: New Planet Post by: pilferk on July 21, 2008, 01:29:30 PM That can't be pronounced make make can it? Nope. Think: Mah-Kay Mah-Kay :) Title: Re: New Planet Post by: Rapunzel on July 21, 2008, 02:00:46 PM oh, right......yeh.....that's pretty funny.
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