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The name of Pluto 's moon Charon was suggested by James W. Christy, its discoverer, soon after its discovery. The other four moons are named Hydra, Nix, Kerberos, and Styx . Charon, Hydra, Nix, and Kerberos are all characters in Greek mythology, with ties to Hades (the Greek equivalent of Pluto).
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Io (/ ˈ aɪ. oʊ /), or Jupiter I, is the innermost and second-smallest of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter.Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System, has the highest density of any moon, the strongest surface gravity of any moon, and the lowest amount of water by atomic ratio of any known astronomical object in the Solar System.
Why this name: This full moon heralded the appearance of the “moss pink,” or wild ground phlox — one of the first spring wildflowers. Alternate names: • Breaking Ice Moon (Algonquin ...
It’s pronounced RAH-kesh. 9. Koray. Koray is a soft and melodic name for boys with Turkish origins and a meaning of “ember moon.”. 10. Mitsuki. “Full moon,” “beautiful moon” and ...
The Moon System of Embossed Reading (commonly known as the Moon writing, Moon alphabet, Moon script, Moon type, or Moon code) is a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script (but simplified). It is claimed by its supporters to be easier to understand than braille, though it is mainly used by people ...
Chang Xi Mother of twelve moons corresponding to the twelve months of the year. Chang'e Immortal that lives on the Moon. Tai yin xing jun ( 太陰星君; Tàiyīn xīng jūn) of Investiture of the Gods in taoism and Chinese folk religion [ 3][ 4] Tu'er Ye Rabbit god that lives on the Moon. Wu Gang Immortal that lives on the Moon.
Outer Rim planet that is the homeworld of the Mandalorians torn by wars between Mandalorians and Jedi and eventually purged by the Empire, scattering the few Mandalorians throughout the galaxy (including Bo-Katan). Mandalore has one moon, Concordia, which is fully inhabited. [ 84] Star Wars: The Clone Wars.