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Are they going to name one of its moons Gabrielle?
PostPosted:Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:27 am
by Agent 57
Apparently, scientists in California have discovered a 10th planet, farther out and bigger than Pluto - <a href="
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/internat ... .html">and have named it Xena.</a>
We used to name our planets after gods...now we name them after characters from TV shows.
PostPosted:Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:32 am
by Nev
Haha...there are three of them actually (new "planets" in the Kuiper belt). I think at least two are bigger than Pluto.
I'll expect your paper on the significance of Xena: Warrior Princess in modern mythology on my desk by tomorrow.
PostPosted:Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:38 am
by Nev
My bad, only one of them is bigger than Pluto. Seems like our solar system is full of stuff...
PostPosted:Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:51 am
by Julius Seeker
Though it has been argued that Pluto is not a true planet; the text books won't change though.
As for naming a planet Xena, I think that's fairly ridiculous. Calisto was much more cool =)
PostPosted:Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:10 pm
by SineSwiper
Xena and Calisto are both from X:WP.