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6 Naming Planet X
Get Ready
How do new planets get their names?
e.g. The person who finds the new planet
names it. /
They’re named after Greek and Roman
gods and goddesses. /
People vote on their names.
BIG IDEA
In 1930, a young astronomer found a new
planet in the solar system, and it was named
Pluto.
Science | Our Space, Our Planet
