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February 25, 2013 11:13 pm GMT
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Vulcan and Cerberus Win Pluto Moon Naming Poll
The votes are in, and it looks like 'Vulcan' could be the new name for one of Pluto's smallest moons.
After weeks of online ballot casting by people around the world, the poll asking the public to name two of Pluto's moons — currently called P4 and P5 — ended today.
As of noon Eastern time, the polls closed with a total of 450,324 total votes cast since Feb. 11 with 'Vulcan,' a Pluto moon name proposed by Star Trek's William Shatner, is the clear winner.
174,062 votes and Vulcan came out on top of the voting for the naming of Pluto's moons.Thank you to all who voted! MBB— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 25, 2013
Cerberus came in a clear second with…
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