14-September-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Kullat Nunu
Not to mention that Dysnomia is also the goddess of lawlessness.
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The satellite, now called Dysnomia, is named for Eris's daughter, the goddess of lawlessness — a tribute, says Brown, to the actress who played Xena, Warrior Princess: Lucy Lawless. But Brown is quick to point out that the moon also follows another tradition for "dwarf planet" satellite names: Pluto's moon Charon was discovered in 1978 by James W. Christy, and the first syllable in Charon matches the first syllable in Christy's wife's name, Charlene. Brown's wife's name is Diane.
"We're going to call the moon Di" - Michael E. Brown.
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