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NASA probe nearing close encounter with unexplored Pluto
Yahoo! Canada ^
| 4/15/2015
| By By Irene and Klotz (that's what is says)
Posted on 04/16/2015 8:04:33 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell
The first spacecraft to visit distant Pluto, a dwarf planet in the solar system’s frozen backyard, is still three months away from a close encounter, but already in viewing range, newly released photos show.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: charon; free; pluto; scifi
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To: CharlesOConnell
This first color picture of Pluto and Charon was taken by the Ralph color imager on the New Horizons spacecraft on April 9. (Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:10:23 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: CharlesOConnell; SunkenCiv; KevinDavis
Space Exploration Ping!.....................
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:11:31 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
All I see are two blurry dots.
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:14:40 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: CharlesOConnell
Nearly 10 years of travel for a few hours of close up observation. Then on to the Kuiper belt.
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:16:24 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Blood of Tyrants
I see a white and gold dress.
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:16:31 AM PDT
by
wattsgnu
To: Blood of Tyrants
They did not get the iPhone updated before taking the pics.
To: Blood of Tyrants
You need glasses. There are four..............
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:25:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: wattsgnu
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:34:37 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
To: Red Badger
wow that’s a pretty big moon- pluto itself probably wobbles significantly in its orbit because of that huge (relatively speaking) moon
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:36:13 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
To: CharlesOConnell
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:39:50 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: Red Badger
Looks like a planet to me. It even has a moon.
There are NINE planets!
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:40:28 AM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: Blood of Tyrants
We’ve spent billions of tax dineros bringing you this amazing picture. If all you see are two blurry dots, you should ask obamacare for new glasses.
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:42:18 AM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
(Another brilliantl- intelligent comment sent thru an amazingly-stupid spell checker)
To: faithhopecharity
Should I pretend to see the emperor’s new clothes instead?
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:46:16 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: Mr. K
wow that’s a pretty big moon
As Ben Kenobi once said.... "That's not a moon."
To: cripplecreek
... for a few hours of close up observation.
Kinda hard to stop once it got going (to get there in a reasonable timeframe).
When the project was staffed, ages and health were taken into account. They didn't want anybody retiring/expiring before the encounter.
To: Calvin Locke
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:50:01 AM PDT
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cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: VanShuyten
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:50:43 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: BigCinBigD
“There are...FIVE LIGHTS!”
Very nice. My thought, too.
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posted on
04/16/2015 8:53:33 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: VanShuyten
Ten, maybe. Vesta may be UPGRADED!.................
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:03:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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