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The proposed kiss and capture of Charon by Pluto, shown hours after the collision, at the time of separation.
Robert Melikyan and Adeene Denton
Robert Melikyan and Adeene Denton

1 posted on 01/12/2025 11:35:53 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

(”kiss and capture”)

Oh yeah. I remember dating her in the 1980s. Knocked me out of my orbit too.


4 posted on 01/12/2025 11:39:09 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SunkenCiv
"kiss and capture"

If this isn't a Cole Porter song, it should be.

8 posted on 01/12/2025 11:40:52 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.")
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To: SunkenCiv
Like a really large tektite.


10 posted on 01/12/2025 11:45:50 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. the )
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To: SunkenCiv

So ... Pluto is not a planet. But it does have 5 moons. Whatever.


12 posted on 01/12/2025 11:52:08 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: SunkenCiv

Bogus magazine which often makes things up and misleads while omitting salient facts.


13 posted on 01/12/2025 11:55:35 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: All

I think the prevailing theory is they started out as pen pals at first and then it got serious later.


15 posted on 01/12/2025 1:42:31 PM PST by BipolarBob (I took my girlfriend to a fruit orchard. I didn't get it but she said she wanted to apple watch.)
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To: SunkenCiv

They just make shite up.


18 posted on 01/12/2025 3:26:49 PM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: SunkenCiv
in which each mutually orbits the other

All orbits are mutual. The reason for many large shifts in earth's climate is the sun orbiting the planets as they orbit the sun.

19 posted on 01/12/2025 3:32:50 PM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: SunkenCiv

21 posted on 01/12/2025 4:46:48 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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