goodlittlesquid

goodlittlesquid t1_j3ztgx6 wrote

Many of the more recently discovered dwarf planets are named after deities from other cultures. Haumea is Hawaiian, Makemake is Rapa Nui, Sedna is Inuit, Gonggong is Chinese. The moons of Uranus are named after English literary characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.

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