[DOC] [TLE] How Did Mercury Get its Name? - Universe Today [PAR] Dec 24, 2015 ... Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. ... and Jupiter 
in Roman mythology, and most of his aspects were based on... [DOC] [TLE] How did the planets get their names? - Life Death Prizes [PAR] Jan 4, 2016 ... We know more about the planets in our solar system than ever before. ... 38
shares ... And that's how the planet was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. 
... His least favourite was Tartarus, who he imprisoned in the bowels of the earth. 
... The smallest of all the dwarf planets, Ceres is only 950km across. [DOC] [TLE] How did the planets get their names? | Khan Academy [PAR] Many planets get their names from Roman gods and Goddesses. For Example: 1. 
... Most of the objects in our solar system received names long ago based on 
Greek or Roman mythology. The IAU has ... He builds his realm in the 
Underworld, and is the darkest just like Pluto, though he is not the smallest. 
Deimos and... [DOC] [TLE] Meet the Solar System's Dwarf Planets - Space.com [PAR] Aug 22, 2011 ... [Our Solar System: A Photo Tour of the Planets] ... slightly beyond Pluto, was 
discovered by Brown and his team in late 2004. ... The moons share their names 
with two of the goddess' daughters, who are deities in their own right. ... However, 
at 590 miles (950 km) across, it is the smallest known dwarf planet. [DOC] [TLE] Planet - Wikipedia [PAR] A planet is an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that. is 
massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity,; is not massive enough to 
cause thermonuclear fusion, and; has cleared its neighbouring region of 
planetesimals. The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, astrology, science, 
mythology, ... Under IAU definitions, there are eight planets in the Solar System. [DOC] [TLE] Comparing the 9 Planets of Our Solar System [PAR] Comparing the planets of our Solar System. ... There is more to learn about the 
planets than just their position and name. ... You may wish to share some of these 
key characteristics with students. ... It is named for the Roman god of war. [DOC] [TLE] The Smallest And Largest Planets in the Solar System - Forbes [PAR] Nov 25, 2015 ... The smallest and largest planets that form our solar system range ... Jupiter is 
named after the king of the Roman gods and is a giant gas planet... [DOC] [TLE] How the Planets and Satellites Got Their Names - Infoplease [PAR] THE MOON: Every civilization has had a name for the satellite of Earth that is ... 
from his jealous wife); Europa (she was seduced by Jupiter); Ganymede (
beautiful ... Pluto, the outermost planet in our solar system, was named after 
Roman god... [DOC] [TLE] The Names of the Moons and Their Meanings - FIEF.org [PAR] In case you have ever wanted to know the names of the solar system's moons 
and what they signify ... Venus Roman name for Aphrodite, goddess of love and 
sex. I don't know why our sister planet got this name. ... One can only assume that 
since Polydeucus shares his father's immortality, that one of the sisters must as 
well... [DOC] [TLE] The inner planets and the jupiter - SlideShare [PAR] Sep 3, 2015 ... Share; Email ... It is named for the Roman god Mercury, the messenger to the 
gods  most ... Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system with a diameter 
of 4,879 ... when Copernicus published his Sun-centered model of the Solar 
System .... The names of the inner moons of Jupiter are Metis, Adrastea,... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury - Astronomy, News, Mythology, Astrology, Alchemy ... [PAR] The planet is named after the Roman god Mercury, the messenger to the gods. ... 
Mercury's axis has the smallest tilt of any of the Solar System's planets, but ... 
today, joining Earth

Question: This Roman god shares his name with the smallest planet in our solar system
Answer: Pluto