Posted on 04/27/2016 6:41:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Astronomers will now try to learn more about the moon’s orbit so they can calculate a mass for the system and learn more about how it formed.
“The discovery … has given us an opportunity to study Makemake in far greater detail than we ever would have been able to without the companion,” Parker said.
Preliminary estimates indicate that if the moon is in a circular orbit, it completes a circuit around Makemake in 12 days or longer.
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Off the subject a bit.. talking about ‘’flying/rotating objects’’a vintage C-47 in olive drab color scheme just flew over my house heading south east. Those throaty Pratt& Whitney’s. Cool.
Please allow me to tip my hat, that was GENIUS!!!
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