Hail Eris!

[matgb]

Hail, um, Dysnomia?

Do we suspect that the IAU has a few closet Discordians in their mix? I reckon there has to be.

For a body I'd never really registered as existing, they sure are getting a bit of press coverage recently. And it's another decision I approve of.

So, what random member of the Greek pantheon will the next dwarf planet be named after?

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[doccy.livejournal.com]

Greek? I say Nordic! It's gonna be a teeny planet miiiiiles from the sun, so basically it'll be a cold thing making it's long meandering path... So, I say Skadi, Goddess of Winter (also, apparently, Goddess of the hunt, her name means shaded or shadowed...)

I'll put me brain to bed now.

[matgb]

Apparently, they're all supposed to be Greco-Roman. No idea why, but there y'go.

Besides, the Russians don't like being reminded who actually founded Moscow, so viking references are probably out...