Pluto System Small Moons: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- TBD |
Pluto System Small Moons: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- TBD |
Aug 1 2015, 06:07 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This topic is for discussion of data on Nix, Hydra, Styx, and Kerberos (as well as any other small bodies that may be discovered) received after 1 Aug 2015.
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Oct 25 2015, 07:18 AM
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Given that many small bodies have been observed to be bi-lobed or dumbell-shaped and the several that have been visited and seen to be contact binaries it's not to much a stretch to assume that Kerberos may be.
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Nov 10 2015, 10:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2998 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Given that many small bodies have been observed to be bi-lobed or dumbell-shaped and the several that have been visited and seen to be contact binaries it's not to much a stretch to assume that Kerberos may be. Looks like the NH data suggests that they are contact binaries, or, on another scale, accretionary bodies: New Horizons data indicates that at least two (and possibly all four) of Pluto's small moons may be the result of mergers between still smaller moons. http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...mp;image_id=377 http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...ergedBodies.jpg --Bill -------------------- |
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