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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Pablo on 01/08/2005 05:27:03

Title: Help name the new Planet
Post by: Pablo on 01/08/2005 05:27:03

What should we call it? How about "New America"? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3511678.stm

Pablo Gonzalez

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: Pablo on 01/08/2005 05:38:13

oops!, I gave the wrong web site, it should be http://www.juiceenewsdaily.com/0704/planet.html?1122849669609

Pablo Gonzalez

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: chimera on 01/08/2005 06:32:47

****, I was quite taken with 2003 UB313, but in that case:

Bushball

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils - Hector Louis Berlioz

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: neilep on 01/08/2005 12:14:53

It should be called 'Dumbo'...because Dumbo is bigger than Pluto !!.....Oh !...forget it !!(crap sense of humour mode !)

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Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: Andrew K Fletcher on 01/08/2005 16:41:43

Should call it Kryton after red dwarf droid, or maybe Lister :P

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: chris on 01/08/2005 23:41:05

If we call it New America, does that mean we can send the Americans there (or at least certain Americans ?!)

C

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
 - Groucho Marx

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: ukmicky on 02/08/2005 02:43:52

I think it should be called

Michael

ORIGINS Hebrew

Meanings
Gift from God, or like god

Nuff said

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: neilep on 02/08/2005 02:49:23

How about ' Squidgy ' ?...now that it's been discovered, I wonder how long before it receives Junk mail !

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Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: chimera on 02/08/2005 07:14:16

Just did the math, for about $ 150 billion Mr. Gates can call it Planet Bill for all I care.

Title: Re: Help name the new Planet
Post by: McQueen on 04/08/2005 00:21:23

What does the discovery of 2003 UB313 do to the orbit Mercury , does it make any difference ?