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Make-make: the third Plutoid

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Astronomy Picture of the Day is a brilliant resource with great pictures of the cosmos every day. It isn't usually a source of news for me but today is an exception. According to APoD, 2005 FY9 has finally been given a name and has joined the ranks of the plutoids. The new name for the large lump of stuff in the outer solar system tentatively named 2005 FY9 is Make-make (pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay apparently). The name is that of the Polynesian creator of humanity and was suggested due to the placement of the discovery telescope on a Pacific island.

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Make-make: the third Plutoid Stumble it! Astronomy Picture of the Day is a brilliant resource with great pictures of the cosmos every day. It isn’t usually a source of news for me but today is an exception. According to APoD, 2005 FY9 has finally been given a name and has joined the ranks of the plutoids. The new name for the large lump of stuff in the outer solar system tentatively named 2005 FY9 is Make-make (pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay apparently). The name is that of the Polynesian creator of humanity and was suggested due to the placement of the discovery telescope on a Pacific island. Along with 2003 EL61 and 2003 UB313 (better known as Eris), Make-make was one of the objects discovered by Mike Brown that forced the IAU to reconsider the definition of a planet. Although we have no images of the surface of Make-make, APoD have bravely substituted an artist’s impression of Sedna until we do. - source Popularity: 1% [?] Sphere: Related Content Posted on July 19th, 2008 by admin |
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Astronomy Picture of the Day is a brilliant resource with great pictures of the cosmos every day. It isn’t usually a source of news for me but today is an exception. According to APoD, 2005 FY9 has finally been given a name and has joined the ranks of the plutoids. The new name for the large lump of stuff in the outer solar system tentatively named 2005 FY9 is Make-make (pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay apparently). The name is that of the Polynesian creator of humanity and was suggested due to the placement of the discovery telescope on a Pacific island. Along with 2003 EL61 and 2003 UB313 (better known as Eris), Make-make was one of the objects discovered by Mike Brown that forced the IAU to reconsider the definition of a planet. Although we have no images of the surface of Make-make, APoD have bravely substituted an artist’s impression of Sedna until we do. - source Original post by interia@firma.interia.pl (INTERIA.PL)
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Astronomy Picture of the Day is a brilliant resource with great pictures of the cosmos every day. It isn’t usually a source of news for me but today is an exception. According to APoD, 2005 FY9 has finally been given a name and has … Original post by unknown