New Horizons just had it's close encounter with Pluto:
NASA has found many interesting and unexpected things, like ice mountains over 10,000' (3050m) high.
More cool images here.
New Horizons just had it's close encounter with Pluto:
NASA has found many interesting and unexpected things, like ice mountains over 10,000' (3050m) high.
More cool images here.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Our newspaper gave us info that navigation data for New Horizons was supplied by a gentleman who works for our Dominion Astrophysical Observatory via the Canadian Space Agency.........most interesting as well, is the hope that the close photographs of Pluto will re-instate it's planet status as opposed to that ridiculous "dwarf planet" stupidity!
Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!
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We live in wondrous times to see the likes of this!!
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So trueOriginally Posted by N8XE
Much like the day that Apollo 11 lifted off to go to the moon, this day. And those that were alive, at the time, remember where they were when their mission hit the target.
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It is truly amazing. Unfortunately, IMHO there might be more proof that Pluto is not one of us. Pluto's orbit that crosses through Neptune's seems to indicate that it was captured by our solar system. They are also wondering about the lack of cratering which might indicate that it was a more recent acquisition.
Last edited by KK4AMI; 07-17-2015 at 08:55 PM.
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Pluto and Charon push the envelope of a moon/planet thang... it's more of a dual planet thang. :)
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“That's no dwarf planet...”
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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