The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the names for two new moons of Pluto (everyone’s favorite dwarf planet). Like Pluto’s three other moons (Charon, Nix, and Hydra), the two new satellites are named for figures from Greek myth: Styx and Kerberos. But what do Styx and Kereberos mean? Styx refers to the river in the underworld across which Charon (another of Pluto’s moons) ferries dead souls. Kerberos (also commonly spelled Cerberus) is a three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to Hades. Apparently the IAU thinks of the far reaches of the Solar System as akin to Hades.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 07:47:18 +0000
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