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February 12, 2013

Public to vote on names for Pluto moons
Mountain View, Calif. (UPI) Feb 11, 2013
The U.S.-led team that discovered two new moons of the dwarf planet Pluto says they're asking the public to vote on potential names for the distant worlds. The fourth and fifth moons of Pluto, named for the Greek god of the underworld, are currently known simply as P4 and P5. Tradition hold the names of Pluto's moons are taken from Greek and Roman mythology and relate to Hades and the underworld; the first three of Pluto's moons discovered are named Charon, discovered in 1978, and Nix an ... read more

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