Astronomical Union names new Dwarf planet

*Raph's Girl* · 09-18-2008, 02:11 AM

Welp. We got ourselves ANOTHER planet to remember. Thank you IAU, you folks are all bundles of fun.

So lets all welcome Haumea, named after the Hawaiian fertility goddess. Please note: This planet was previously called Santa..... Yeah...

It's got 2 moons: Hiʻiaka (formerly Rudolph) and Namaka (formerly Blitzen). Both moons are named after the daughters of Haumea. Hi'iaka is the patron goddess of Hawaii and Nameka is a water spirit.

Remember the good ole days when we had 9 planets to remember instead of 13?? Yeah...good times...good times..

http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0807/

09-18-2008, 02:11 AM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Astronomical Union names new Dwarf planet Welp. We got ourselves ANOTHER planet to remember. Thank you IAU, you folks are all bundles of fun. So lets all welcome Haumea, named after the Hawaiian fertility goddess. Please note: This planet was previously called Santa..... Yeah... It's got 2 moons: Hiʻiaka (formerly Rudolph) and Namaka (formerly Blitzen). Both moons are named after the daughters of Haumea. Hi'iaka is the patron goddess of Hawaii and Nameka is a water spirit. Remember the good ole days when we had 9 planets to remember instead of 13?? Yeah...good times...good times.. http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0807/ __________________