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Venetia Katherine Douglas Phair, born in 1919, was the person to suggest the name Pluto for the planet discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England.
(Pluto is an alternate name for Hades, the Greek god of the underworld.)
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Pluto was named after the roman god, Pluto. he was the god of dardness and of the underworld.
Pluto got its name from an 11-year-old Venetia Burney of Oxford, England, who suggested to her grandfather that the new world get its name from the Roman god of the underworld. Her grandfather then passed the name on to Lowell Observatory.
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∙ 14y agoPluto got the name after the Roman God, Hades. God of the Underworld and the Darkness. Pluto is kind of dark depending on the backside that isn't facing the sun.
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∙ 14y ago"Pluto" is another name for "Hades"-- the God of the Underworld--, which an eleven year old girl by the name of Venetia Burney thought appropriate for a presumably dark and cold planet.
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How the dwarf Pluto got its name?
its small
In astrophysicist chronicles battle over Pluto what reason does dr Tyson give for Pluto status as Americas favorite planet?
Americans associate Pluto with the Disney character of the same name. apex got it right
How did Pluto the planet get its name?
It was given the name by Clyde Tomabaugh, the astronomer who discovered it in 1930. Tombaugh followed the historic practice of naming planets and planetoids after Greek and Roman gods. At the time of its discovery the (now dwarf) planet was the farthest known body orbiting the sun, and Pluto was the Greek god of the underworld and darkness.
134340 Pluto is a what kind of name for Pluto?
134340 Pluto is a minor planet designation.
Why was the name Pluto chosen for planet Pluto?
After the Roman god.
Where did Pluto the planet get its name from?
Pluto got its name from Rome (\_/) (*.*) (/ \) UU
When did hades get the name of Pluto?
he never got the the name pluto, pluto is a planet and a ancient greek philosipher
Were does Pluto's name come from?
Pluto got named by Percival Lowell
How the dwarf Pluto got its name?
its small
Why did they pick Pluto as the name?
Proposal. Got all votes.
When did Pluto got destroy?
Pluto hasn't got destroyed
How does Pluto the cartoon sign his name?
i got an autograph before, and he uses his fungers. he has them!
How did plutonium got its name?
The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; dwarf planet Pluto is after planet Neptune in the Solar system and plutonium is after neptunium in the periodic table of Mendeleev.
In "Astrophysicist Chronicles Battle over Pluto," what reason does Dr. Tyson give for Pluto's status as America's favorite planet?
Americans associate Pluto with the Disney character of the same name. apex got it right
What is the name of mickeys mouse dog?
Carl.......Just kidding its PLUTO
In astrophysicist chronicles battle over Pluto what reason does dr Tyson give for Pluto status as Americas favorite planet?
Americans associate Pluto with the Disney character of the same name. apex got it right
How did Jupiter Saturn Neptune and Pluto get their names?
They got their name from the ancience gods a long time ago
