Okay, OR10 is not a planet, it’s a small body in the solar
system. But it’s big enough to have it’s own moon. So The Planetary Society
allowed people to vote on its name! Never heard of this? Get better news sources.
So the candidates were: Vili, Gonggong, and Holle. Vili was
a brother of Odin and Ve, and the three of them defeated the giant Ymir and created Middle Earth in
Norse mythology. Gonggong was a Chinese deity who caused floods. Holle was a
Germanic fertility spirit.
To quote The Planetary Society site, “Vili took the lead for
a long while, but in the final stretch Gonggong surged, taking the lead.”
Oh, come on! Putting Vili and Holle in there split the
Nordic/Germanic vote. I demand a recount!
VOTE MIDDLE EARTH! VOTE VILI!
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