I didn't realize our planets had been newly assigned! lol
http://media-newswire.com/release_1061503.html
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS ANNOUNCES WINNER OF NEW PLANETARY MNEMONICWASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2008)--The winner of the National Geographic Children's Books Planetary Mnemonic Contest is 10-year-old Maryn Smith of Great Falls, Mont. Her mnemonic, a handy way of recalling the newly assigned 11 planets, is:
My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
The mnemonic is being recorded into a song by Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb.
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Sooo, can any of you name the planets just using that mnemonic? Try and then highlight between the smilies below for the answer!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris. Pluto, Ceres and Eris are considered dwarf planets. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
http://media-newswire.com/release_1061503.html
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS ANNOUNCES WINNER OF NEW PLANETARY MNEMONICWASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2008)--The winner of the National Geographic Children's Books Planetary Mnemonic Contest is 10-year-old Maryn Smith of Great Falls, Mont. Her mnemonic, a handy way of recalling the newly assigned 11 planets, is:
My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
The mnemonic is being recorded into a song by Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb.
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Sooo, can any of you name the planets just using that mnemonic? Try and then highlight between the smilies below for the answer!