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Pluto thought to be warming up
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Posted on 07/26/2006 6:53:09 PM PDT by MNJohnnie
Astronomers at the University of Tasmania have found that the solar system's smallest planet is not getting colder as first thought and it probably does not have rings.
Dr John Greenhill has collected observations from last month's event when Pluto passed in front of a bright star, making it easier to study.
French scientists have shared the measurements they took in Tasmania that night, which indicate that the planet is unlikely to have rings.
Dr Greenhill says the results are surprising because they show Pluto is warming up.
"It looks as though the atmosphere has not changed from 2002, which is pretty surprising because we expected the atmosphere would freeze out as the planet moved further away from the Sun," he said.
"But so far, if anything, the atmosphere has gotten even denser."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: algore; artbell; climatechange; globalwarming; goofy; kooktokookam; xplanets
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To: 4rcane
It takes roughly 5.5 hours for light to travel from the sun to Pluto. Slower moving matter from the sun all depends on the speed of the matter.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:00:55 PM PDT
by
Pox
(If it's a Coward you are searching for, you need look no further than the Democrats.)
To: 4rcane
i think we need to know how fast it takes for the sun rays to travel from earth to pluto Nope. Timeframe for that factiod is irrelevent since the speed of light is 186,282.397 miles per second
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:01:29 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
To: MNJohnnie
That Karl Rove is an evil genius.
He's arranged for an American outpost on Pluto without telling anybody, and is ruining the planet.
Fess up, Karl.
To: MNJohnnie
The "Warmists" (it's a religion) are gooing to have a tough time explaining this.
"Lucy....you got some 'splainin' to do"
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:02:14 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Veni, Vidi, Velcro = I came, I saw, I stuck around)
To: MNJohnnie
All kidding aside, this will be interesting to see what unfolds over time.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:02:16 PM PDT
by
OriginalIntent
(Undo the ACLU's revison of the Constitution. If you agree with the ACLU revisions, you are a liberal)
To: TommyDale
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:02:24 PM PDT
by
maggief
To: MNJohnnie
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:02:47 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: 4rcane
What? You think Pluto is so far out it takes hundreds of years for light to reach it? Eight min. to earth. Try a few days. I think it is around 40 hours.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:03:03 PM PDT
by
MPJackal
("If you are not with us, you are against us.")
To: MNJohnnie
Oh, NO!! Pluto is warming up??
We're all going to die!!
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:03:30 PM PDT
by
Exit148
(Founder of the Loose Change Club. Every nickle and dime counts!!)
To: capt. norm
Follow up to previous post: The Ricky and Lucy in the image posted are imposters....which is appropriate for the Warmists.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:03:39 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Veni, Vidi, Velcro = I came, I saw, I stuck around)
To: maggief
To: MPJackal
Oops. My math must be off.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:04:19 PM PDT
by
MPJackal
("If you are not with us, you are against us.")
To: MPJackal
I always thought Pluto was a Mickey Mouse planet.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:04:41 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Veni, Vidi, Velcro = I came, I saw, I stuck around)
To: MNJohnnie
Global warming just became Solar System warning... Galactic warming will no doubt follow. And it will STILL be George Bush's fault.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:09 PM PDT
by
bigLusr
(Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur)
To: Joe 6-pack
"Must be too many Hummers cruising around Uranus."
Er, what did Hillery say when Bill asked why she was mad at him?
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:33 PM PDT
by
chief_bigfoot
(Welcome to America. Please leave your hyphenation at the border.)
To: Procyon
One thing's for sure. It would take a mighty long time for greenhouse gasses to seep from the earth and waft all the way to Pluto.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:42 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Everybody's entitled to my opinion.)
To: 4rcane
What problem?
Earth is 8 minutes from the sun. Pluto a bit further depending on where in its highly elliptical orbit it is in. Figure maybe 45-60 minutes on average.
Bigger impact is how far out Pluto is: there is very little solar radiation that far out, so a change in the sun's output _ which many assume may be causing earth's 1/2 of ONE degree possible warming - will also change Pluto's warmth.
Not by much, but by some.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:54 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: MNJohnnie
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:57 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Bad spellers of the world - UNTIE!,)
To: MNJohnnie
This is taking Global warming too far.
To: csvset
I say- "Down with the Plutocracy!"
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:07:41 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Maybe it's the plutonium...)
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