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It's only exciting if they give it a shiny name.

Keep shiny!

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I say we call it Setia Alpha 5. And then maroon someone on it.

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Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum.

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Originally posted by GunRunner:
Errr thats Ceti Alpha V...

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
[And that name should be Persephone.

And please let there be someone who knows why that should be the case...and it is not a Firefly reference.




wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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[And that name should be Persephone.

And please let there be someone who knows why that should be the case...and it is not a Firefly reference.




wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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I agree. Persephone would be a great name. (And yes I know why. I LOVE Greek mythlogy.)Plus, I think it should have a girl name since all the planets but Venus are named after men.


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I think we should call it....this land.....

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I am amazed by how far off the ecliptic plane this new planet is. How could that happen? Its almost like it is trying to hide..

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I think we should call it....this land.....

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I think we should call your grave.
Arrr!

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
You know, I am laughing up my sleeve pretty hard right now.

Some students of astronomy noted that gravity effects indicated there HAD to be a planet there, and their own name for it was Pan-Horus.

NASA, for years and years, told them they were 'smoking something' and where to stuff it, etc etc.

I also find it quite amusing that they were likely going to 'bury' this, but some enterprising little hacker collected those beans and spilled em.

Gee, NASA, after wiping all that egg off your face, you might admit that we were right after all, yes ?

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Actually, Persephone does not work. That is the Greek name. The planets are named after Roman gods. So it should be Proserpina, I think.

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I am sure the Greek myth was the original inspiration, but my reference is to a very famous science fiction novel.

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Actually, Persephone does not work. That is the Greek name. The planets are named after Roman gods. So it should be Proserpina, I think.

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Close, it's Proserpine. Which isn't nearly as pretty sounding as Persephone, I think.

And I prefer the Greek names. We should change all the names of all the planets simply because I like the Greek names better!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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I think ecgordon was talking about the "Known Space" stories by Larry Niven. Or Douglas Adams's novel "Mostly Harmless"

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Nope, it was Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, in which he mentions a tenth planet that had been discovered and named Persephone.

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Oh, yes, THAT very famous science fiction novel that I've never heard of!

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Oh, yes, THAT very famous science fiction novel that I've never heard of!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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