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Showing posts with label Pluto fourth and fifth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pluto fourth and fifth. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

New names of the moons of Pluto fourth and fifth

The fourth and fifth moon of Pluto was officially called by popular vote Kerberos and Styx, respectively, said today the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The moons, discovered in 2011 and 2012 were known at first as P4 and P5, but the team leader responsible for the discovery, made by Hubble telescope observations from NASA, decided to organize a contest to baptize.