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[i]Venetia Phair, who was 11 years old when she suggested Pluto as the name of the newly discovered planet, has died at age 90, her family said. She died at home in Epsom on April 30, the family said; the cause of death was not disclosed. The family said a funeral would be held on Friday.[/i]
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T O P I C R E V I E WRob JoynerAssociated Press: Namer of Pluto dies Venetia Phair, who was 11 years old when she suggested Pluto as the name of the newly discovered planet, has died at age 90, her family said.She died at home in Epsom on April 30, the family said; the cause of death was not disclosed. The family said a funeral would be held on Friday.gliderpilotuk.Some background to her story: The girl who named a planet PaulJPSastro.GACspaceguy.Philip.NavySpaceFan.Henk Boshuijer.randy.Delta7.Lunar rock nut.AstroAutos.domAs Pluto seems to have a number of very small moons orbiting around it - could one be now named 'Venetia' in her honour?Robert PearlmanA nice idea, but to stay consistent with the nomenclature, satellites (even those of dwarf planets) are named after mythological characters. Pluto's three moons are named: Charon: Named after the mythological boatman who ferried souls across the river Styx to Pluto for judgment. Nix: Goddess of darkness and night, mother of Charon. (Nix is the Egyptian spelling of the Greek name Nyx.) Hydra: Terrifying monster with the body of a serpent and nine heads that guarded the Underworld.RMH.AJ quote:Originally posted by dom:As Pluto seems to have a number of very small moons orbiting around it - could one be now named 'Venetia' in her honour? Apparently there is an asteroid which bears her maiden name of Burney.spaceman1953.I want to know if Ms. Phair and Clyde Tombaugh ever met and do any of us have both autographs on one item?
Venetia Phair, who was 11 years old when she suggested Pluto as the name of the newly discovered planet, has died at age 90, her family said.She died at home in Epsom on April 30, the family said; the cause of death was not disclosed. The family said a funeral would be held on Friday.
She died at home in Epsom on April 30, the family said; the cause of death was not disclosed. The family said a funeral would be held on Friday.
Some background to her story: The girl who named a planet
Paul
quote:Originally posted by dom:As Pluto seems to have a number of very small moons orbiting around it - could one be now named 'Venetia' in her honour?
I want to know if Ms. Phair and Clyde Tombaugh ever met and do any of us have both autographs on one item?
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