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NASA's New Horizons space probe beams back sharpest image yet of Ultima Thule
CBS ^
Posted on 01/25/2019 9:27:01 AM PST by BenLurkin
"The oblique lighting of this image reveals new topographic details along the day/night boundary, or terminator, near the top," according to the APL release. "These details include numerous small pits up to about 0.4 miles in diameter. The large circular feature, about 4 miles across, on the smaller of the two lobes, also appears to be a deep depression.
"Not clear is whether these pits are impact craters or features resulting from other processes, such as 'collapse pits' or the ancient venting of volatile materials."
The two lobes show "intriguing light and dark patterns of unknown origin, which may reveal clues about how this body was assembled during the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. One of the most striking of these is the bright 'collar' separating the two lobes."
NASA's New Horizons probe captured this high-resolution view of Ultima Thule in the distant Kuiper Belt a billion miles past Pluto on New Years Day. The image was sent back to Earth on Jan. 18-19.
NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; nasa; newhorizons; robe; science; ultimathule
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:27:01 AM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Such a cool name for a giant celestial root tuber.
To: BenLurkin
I’d hate to see the space creature that femur came from .
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:29:37 AM PST
by
fwdude
(Think about it: Blacks were made slaves in Africa, but were made free men in America.)
To: RegulatorCountry
It would be cool if there were alien graffiti on it.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:30:24 AM PST
by
fwdude
(Think about it: Blacks were made slaves in Africa, but were made free men in America.)
To: BenLurkin
Looks like a dumbell.................
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:32:09 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BenLurkin
Ultima Thule? is that from Ghost Busters?
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:33:55 AM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: fwdude
It vould have an enormous schwanzstucker.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:34:52 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: Red Badger
Looks nothing like Sandy Cortez
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:35:33 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: BenLurkin
one of HilLIARy’s sex toys?
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:38:23 AM PST
by
faithhopecharity
(“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: BenLurkin
Neat. Thanks for the post.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:38:42 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
To: BenLurkin
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
mating type a with shmoo
responding to α-factor
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:39:47 AM PST
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.Huff)
To: fwdude
In the final image, from closest approach, we’ll be able to read “Kilroy Was Here”.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:40:02 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: BenLurkin
interesting. its sorta weird, too, ... not round like Mars nor flat like earth...
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:41:27 AM PST
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faithhopecharity
(“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: BenLurkin
Looking for image that sez Eat At Joe's
To: BenLurkin
Incredible photos at that site.
What is out there in our galaxy and the rest of the universe must be absolutely amazing.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:44:45 AM PST
by
mowowie
To: al baby
Wrong profile. Wait till it rotates..............
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:47:44 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BenLurkin
Just two space rocks getting intimate.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:47:47 AM PST
by
adorno
To: BenLurkin
Cool.
Really stimulates the imagination.
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:48:25 AM PST
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: faithhopecharity
I see what you did there..................
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posted on
01/25/2019 9:48:26 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BenLurkin
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