In touch with the world ... at home on the High Plains

Vote On Names For Pluto's Little Moons; 'Nemo' Not Among Nominees

By Mark Memmott
Published February 11, 2013 at 1:07 PM CST
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
An artist's illustration, which Hubble Site says shows the Pluto system from the surface of one of its moons.

Most Two-Way readers who answered our question weren't big fans of calling this past weekend's blizzard by the name "Nemo."

So, many may be relieved to know that Nemo is not among the 12 choices on the SETI Institute's list of nominated names for Pluto's two smallest moons.

The list:

  • Acheron

  • Alecto

  • Cerberus

  • Erebus

  • Eurydice

  • Hercules

  • Hypnos

  • Lethe

  • Obol

  • Orpheus

  • Persephone

  • Styx

    • Now, there is a write-in ballot. So maybe there's hope for Nemo. Or, perhaps:

  • Colbert

  • Endor

  • Eyder

  • Gonyea

  • Korva

    • (H/T to Wired.)

    Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

    NPR Top Stories
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Email
    Mark Memmott
    Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
    See stories by Mark Memmott
    1. Bearing witness, celebrating strength: How poetry has changed lives for NPR's audience
    2. Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028
    3. Hope Hicks, former Trump confidant, testifies against him in New York criminal trial
    4. Siblings can share the darndest quirks — like picking up coins & keys with their toes
    5. How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?