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Spock, Hillary, Cthulhu & Other New Names for Pluto and Its Moons

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Earlier this year, NASA put out a call for names for features on Pluto and its moons based on an established set of rules. Now, it’s finally time to put those names on the map. Proposed names for features on Pluto and its moons: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pz1AF-fe0TV9YcNl502ThK04hxigxtv04GqtJ380E3I/edit Thumbnail Credit: Lexicon ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Chris Peters, and Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/SciShow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://www.space.com/29872-names-pluto-map-new-horizons.html http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto&Display=OverviewLong http://www.wired.com/2015/07/really-heres-pronounce-charon-probably/ http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-many-names-of-pluto http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkasprak/the-vader-crater#.tkmMG7jJZ

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