[meteorite-list] NEW PLANETARY NAMES

From: Larry Lebofsky <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 18 08:05:07 2006
Message-ID: <1155902699.44e5aceb2c2b2_at_hindmost.LPL.Arizona.EDU>

Hi all:

This is why there is an IAU nomenclature committee. It prevents chaos when
naming asteroids, comets, satellites, and now planets, I guess.

Larry,
asteroid 3439 Lebofsky

Quoting Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_charter.net>:

> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:59:55 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Oh... Why name the planets after a god/godess? What's wrong with
> Bernhard,
> >Mary, Ann, Richard, Mike, etc. etc.
>
> Tradition, I suppose. But if they name too many objects, they may have to
> start
> looking for other sources. Like maybe naming them from characters in
> popular
> Science Fiction franchises. So how about planets Aunt Beru, Captain
> Janeway,
> and Hot Blonde Cylon Chick?
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