Chance for the public to name features on Pluto and Charon

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A public campaign is underway to name features on Pluto and Charon, with submissions accepted until April 24, 2015. Participants are nominating names that reflect the mythological connections of these celestial bodies, such as Leonard Nimoy, Persephone, Thanatos, and Anubis. Some names have faced challenges due to existing astronomical designations. The discussion highlights the creative and thematic considerations behind the nominations. The campaign encourages public engagement in the naming process of these distant worlds.
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There is a public campaign to submit names for the features on Pluto and Charon. This opportunity ends on April 24, 2015. I have already nominated Leonard Nimoy since Pluto is the god of the underworld and Charon carries the souls of the newly deceased across the river Styx to the afterlife I think it is fitting.

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I fixed the link.
I don't find a category where Nimoy would fit in. Spock is there (fictional travelers).
 
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I fixed the link.
I don't find a category where Nimoy would fit in. Spock is there (fictional travelers).

I put it under Authors and artists, it hasn't appeared on the list yet.

http://www.ourpluto.org/discuss/authors-artists
 
I have just nominated Thanatos and Anubis.
 

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