Pluto’s Twins Get Their Names
JUN 21, 2006
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.020202
ScienceNow : Pluto’s baby twin moons, formerly known as S/2005 P 1 and S/2005 P 2, have been christened Nix and Hydra. The objects, discovered last year by the Hubble Space Telescope, received their names from the International Astronomical Union (IAU). A formal announcement will be issued this Friday, 23 June.
© 2006 American Institute of Physics
