Maryn Smith, the winner of the National Geographic planetary mnemonic contest, created a new way to remember the newly assigned 11 planets: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
The 11 recognized planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris. Ceres, Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets.
Smith is a fourth-grader at Riverview Elementary School in Great Falls, Montana.
National Geographic Children's Books created the contest in response to the recent announcement about the planets.
Smith's mnemonic will be published in astronomer David Aguilar's next National Geographic book, "11 Planets: A New View of the Solar System."
According to Associated Press, both are scheduled to be released in March.
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