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 Jul 14 2015, 11:51 AM
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Bill Nye in the front row cheering!
 -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 14 2015, 11:57 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
End of NASA TV C/A coverage. Next up: Press briefing w/image release.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 14 2015, 12:01 PM
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Welcome to Pluto!
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Jul 14 2015, 12:02 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 10-July 11 Member No.: 6055 |
Looks like the Charon-shine images are being taken right now.
-kap Edit: looks like they timed it so Pluto is about the width of Ralph's field of view for this pass. |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Rochester, New York, USA Member No.: 336 |
Anyone else wish that we could have heard what the speakers were saying instead of that NASA media guy telling how exciting it was?
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Jul 14 2015, 12:04 PM
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Great view!
At first glance, the bright heart reminds me of a frozen sea because it seems uniform and relatively smooth. |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:08 PM
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Momentanean modified compare, 6 Km/pixels
Daniele
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Jul 14 2015, 12:11 PM
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I like the location of that prominent "bullesye" crater that looks to be near the transition of darkest to a less dark region.
ps I love the "heart" thing, you can't buy that kind of pr, Alan must be over the moon, er I mean Pluto! |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:11 PM
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Swear jar full again...
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Jul 14 2015, 12:13 PM
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It looks a bit like there is Triton-esque terrain to the left. Did we me 'miss out' on the parts of Pluto that look the most like Triton?
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Jul 14 2015, 12:15 PM
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QUOTE (craigmcg @ Jul 14 2015, 08:03 PM)  Anyone else wish that we could have heard what the speakers were saying instead of that NASA media guy telling how exciting it was? Agreed, some of the most sublime dialogue is via the Flight Director and team, be it UMSF, Apollo or Shuttle. Still, fascinating stuff, so much to take in at one gulp. To hark back to when I was a child (1960`s), no one could have predicted what we are seeing right now. Go New Horizons - Go.  |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:16 PM
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Presser on now, reveal of the 'preview' image!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 14 2015, 12:17 PM
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do not see many similarities with Triton, it seems different from any others body of the solar system..
the " white heart " resemble an antique lake basin dissolved |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:18 PM
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QUOTE (Habukaz @ Jul 14 2015, 01:13 PM) It looks a bit like there is Triton-esque terrain to the left. Did we me 'miss out' on the parts of Pluto that look the most like Triton? I think the only thing that will ever look like Triton IS Triton lol |
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Jul 14 2015, 12:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 29-August 06 From: Columbia, MD Member No.: 1083 |
EOTSS says "Target Earth", so I imagine that's the radio science experiment looking at the atmosphere?
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