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Naming Planet X












                     “Grandfather, Planet X is a lonely planet. Do you




              agree?” asked Venetia.





                     “Yes,” agreed her grandfather.





                     “It is out in the darkest part of our solar system,”



              responded Venetia. “The Roman god of the dark and




              distant underworld was Pluto. Let’s name the new




              planet Pluto,” she said excitedly.










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