Planet Namespace: A Missed Opportunity

Hrmph. If they must be dwarf planets, should they not at least have dwarf names?

Instead of Eris and Dysnomia couldn't they have gone with Ori and Nori or Þráinn & Þórinn, or go with the real classics Nýi and Niði!

Dwarf names for dwarf planets!

Andvari is a classic...

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