Phair Maiden
Question: In 1930, Venetia Burney (now Venetia Phair) named a particular object in space, and in fact is the only person who can rightly claim to have named one of these objects. What did she name?
Answer: Venetia Phair (born Venetia Burney), now 87 years old, named the planet Pluto after the Roman god of the Underworld. She suggested the name in 1930, which was officially adopted on May 1, 1930. (Read the article at BBC News.)
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