On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:20:42 +0200, "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Al&All, > >> The naming of a planet is left to the astronomical community and they >> tend to name after the Greek gods. Suggesting and speculating names on >> this list is simply a waste of time although fun. > >Not at all, it helps to understand, how garish the decision was to name that >object after a TV-Show: "Xena". >Guess the next KBOs will be called: Hulk, Buck, Blob, (Larry, Moe and >Curly), Fuzzy & Lassie. > Actually, they DIDN'T name it after a TV show. As usual in science stories, the news media are wrong. Xena is just an informal nickname they have been using for it and NOT a serious proposal as to what to name the KBO. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list