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Date: May 2 12:01 2010

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If you had the chance to name a minor planet what would you name it? Well here's your chance to do just that. As a tribute to Venetia's extraordinary contribution and Pluto's discovery by the young American, Clyde Tombaugh, Space Renaissance Education Chapter, in collaboration with Father Films, will open its online doors on the 30th April 2010 to find the next influential student or school group with the creative and scientific talent to suggest a suitable name and reason for it. Be a part of Naming X! The Committee for Small Body Nomenclature (CSBN) of the International Astronomical Union, the body responsible for the naming of minor planets and comets, is supporting this educational and creative initiative and will consider the winning names for the naming of minor planets. Read more __________________

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