Pluto's 4th moon |
Pluto's 4th moon |
 Jul 20 2011, 01:55 PM
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New moon discovered around Pluto using Hubble images!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/s...pluto-moon.html -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Jul 25 2011, 09:34 PM
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Am I right that the orbit of Pluto's fourth moon is much more elliptical and much more inclined?
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Aug 16 2011, 09:15 PM
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More on P4 (and NH too) in this radio interview aired today: http://howonearthradio.org/archives/1092 |
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Juramike Pluto's 4th moon Jul 20 2011, 01:55 PM
ugordan Awesome, another target for NH Jul 20 2011, 02:13 PM
MahFL I just saw that, cool. Who would have thought it w... Jul 20 2011, 02:23 PM kap In the search for a possible ring around Pluto in ... Jul 20 2011, 04:25 PM Explorer1 It's gonna be tricky to plan a close-flyby of ... Jul 20 2011, 04:31 PM kap QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jul 20 2011, 09:31 AM)... Jul 20 2011, 04:32 PM ugordan In all likelihood, if they already have a good orb... Jul 20 2011, 04:36 PM Alan Stern We'll likely get a fair imagery with LORRI, an... Jul 20 2011, 04:42 PM ugordan Back of the envelope calculation - let's say P... Jul 20 2011, 04:48 PM Seryddwr Ah, Hubble - casting off veils of mankind's ig... Jul 20 2011, 08:29 PM jasedm Really pleasing news! This no doubt presents a... Jul 20 2011, 08:56 PM ElkGroveDan The "Kodak Moment" team here should prob... Jul 20 2011, 09:14 PM Explorer1 What would be the procedure if rings were discover... Jul 20 2011, 09:29 PM machi Fantastic news!
New Horizons flyby of Pluto mo... Jul 20 2011, 09:46 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (machi @ Jul 20 2011, 10:46 PM) Fan... Jul 20 2011, 10:23 PM jekbradbury I see two possibilities. Perhaps Pluto will conti... Jul 20 2011, 10:59 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (jekbradbury @ Jul 20 2011, 03:59 P... Jul 20 2011, 11:37 PM djellison QUOTE (jekbradbury @ Jul 20 2011, 03:59 P... Jul 20 2011, 11:44 PM nprev The NH encounter just keeps getting more & mor... Jul 21 2011, 12:18 AM Drkskywxlt What's the general consensus (or is there any?... Jul 21 2011, 12:20 PM tfisher QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 21 2011, 07:20 AM... Jul 21 2011, 01:48 PM Drkskywxlt QUOTE (tfisher @ Jul 21 2011, 08:48 AM) T... Jul 21 2011, 04:24 PM IM4 Pluto's P4 moon is now available at SSD Horizo... Jul 23 2011, 08:21 AM Explorer1 So that means P4 will appear just a little smaller... Jul 23 2011, 05:27 PM ugordan It would appear just a little smaller if NH were t... Jul 23 2011, 05:34 PM elakdawalla Also, the orbit used to make that calculation may ... Jul 24 2011, 02:36 AM IM4 QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jul 24 2011, 02:36 A... Jul 24 2011, 08:45 AM tasp LOL, when the accurate orbit becomes available, I ... Jul 24 2011, 04:41 AM ups 2015 is going to be a really exciting year with th... Sep 6 2012, 09:34 PM |
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