Thanks for the link to the naming controversy! Always entertaining
Apparently the controversy survives
In Hawaiian, its name is HeleΚ»ekela, the Hawaiian rendering of the name 'Herschel'.
Although more importantly it never occurred to me that different languages have different names. I guess I expected one name, and direct translations, but this makes sens
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Uranus is tired of being the butt of so many jokes.
it was named after the greek deity of the sky. There was a bit of a debate in naming it. Here ya go.
tl;dr: this is the guy.
So it is supposed to mean OUR anus, not YOUR anus :communist-flag:
Yes, but it is also company policy never to imply ownership in the event of an anus... always use the indefinite article 'an anus', never 'your anus'.
Pineapple?
Sure looks like he was an asstronomer
Ouranos is a kickass name
Thanks for the link to the naming controversy! Always entertaining
Apparently the controversy survives
Although more importantly it never occurred to me that different languages have different names. I guess I expected one name, and direct translations, but this makes sens
Could have been worse: the guys from the UK (and Hanover) could have gotten their way and named it George π
Klingons. They always hang around Uranus.
Someone who knows my anus very very well.