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‘Vulcan’ and ‘Cerberus’ win poll

Today marked the close of the poll to choose names for Pluto’s moons, currently designated P4 and P5. With 450,324 votes cast, Vulcan and Cerberus finished first and second. For a chart of all the names and how they fared, check out Pluto Rocks.

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Susan Richards is a retired editor living in Thornton, Colo., near the family and mountains she loves. Her long-standing Pied Type blog contains some 3,800 posts dating back to 2002.

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    1. For some reason I was holding out for something a little more euphonious than Styx this time, although it’s one of my favorite names for pets, game characters, etc.

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