Weird Names Around the Solar System

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Not all of the objects in the solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods -- some are named after literary figures, movie stars, and don’t get us started on what people think Earth is really called. Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Dooblydoo thanks to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout outs go to Justin Lentz, John Szymakowski, Ruben Galvao, and Peso255. ---------- 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://curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/159-our-solar-system/the-sun/the-solar-system/4-what-are-the-names-of-the-earth-moon-sun-and-solar-system-beginner http://www.iau.org/static/publications/iau_trans20b_s30.pdf http://www.universetoday.com/100449/top-9-weird-asteroid-names-and-1-awesome-asteroid-moon-name/ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Asteroid http://nineplanets.org/days.html http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Planets#DwarfPlanets https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/#inss http://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_grou

Published 2015-05-12 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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