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andygates ([personal profile] andygates) wrote2006-09-14 05:40 pm
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Hail Eris!

The Beeb reports that 2003 UB313, the Plutonoid that caused the little guy's demotion do a dwarf plant (aww, bless) has been officially named Eris. For causing all that trouble.

Never let it be said that scientists don't have a sense of humour.
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[identity profile] flitljm.livejournal.com 2006-09-14 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Erisians everywhere will be celebrating. Let's hope it doesn't encourage it into too many glorious acts of chaos.

[identity profile] thudthwacker.livejournal.com 2006-09-15 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome! Now all I need is Chairface Chippendale's laser cannon so I can carve a big "KALLISTI" in the side of it.

[identity profile] andygates.livejournal.com 2006-09-15 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
It might already be there. After all, our existing images of it are pretty low-res:

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