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Posted on 07/14/2015 12:30:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
At 7:49 a.m. EDT today New Horizons made history when it zoomed within 7,800 miles of Pluto, the most remote object ever visited in the Solar System.
Pluto has a very complex surface. The fact that large areas show few craters – as compared to say, Ceres or Vesta – shows that there have relatively recent changes there. Maybe very recent. Alan Stern, principal investigator for the mission, was asked by a report at this morning’s press conference if it snows on Pluto. His answer: “It sure looks like it.”
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
Excellent
Here is what is probably a more recent story on the Pluto flyby with pictures.
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/07/15/coming-attractions-1st-close-up-pictures-of-pluto/21209804/
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