Nasa Kepler telescope's new planet: Name suggestions

Nasa's Kepler telescope has found a world that shares many characteristics with Earth.

Here are some of your alternative offerings to its given name, Kepler-452b.

Billy Buroo tweets, external: "Name it after whoever was on duty at time of discovery #planetbob #planetsandra #planetoftheapes"

IDON suggests, external: "yeah, I think Terraduo sounds better which is just "Earth 2" in Latin!!"

Margaret Newson has a selection, external: "Skaro; unless the Daleks got there first .., Mondas or Gallifrey?"

And on our Facebook, external page we have received a number of suggestions:

Scott McMillan says Kemba. Alfred Lynch reckons Democracy.

Rene Rios wants Puria as a name. Russel Mantosh says Hodor and Sean Oliver says Hope.

Joshua C Duplantis asks for Krypton or Planet Vegeta.

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