Pluto's 4th moon |
Pluto's 4th moon |
Jul 20 2011, 01:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
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 20 2011, 04:25 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 10-July 11 Member No.: 6055 |
In the search for a possible ring around Pluto in advance of the New Horizons visit, a 4th moon was discovered, more info here: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-hubble-moon-pluto.html
Looks to be pretty small, less than 35km. -kap |
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