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Astroboy
post Jul 20 2015, 05:48 PM
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Hydra is giving me rubber ducky vibes. Could she be 67p's sister??


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post Jul 20 2015, 08:56 PM
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Ha-ha, I made the same observation on Twitter during the press conference when it was released.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/621414125328072704


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post Jul 21 2015, 12:41 AM
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Speaking of rubber foul:

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post Jul 21 2015, 11:53 PM
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I'm not sayin'....


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post Jul 22 2015, 04:02 AM
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Dwarf planets compared....

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post Jul 22 2015, 04:53 AM
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Gladstoner, that comparison is pure genius. biggrin.gif

This thread seems like the right place for something like this. Rendering of Pluto and Charon using the maps created by Bjorn Jonsson, with their relative positions and orientations tweaked for aesthetics:

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post Jul 22 2015, 05:15 AM
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QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Jul 21 2015, 11:02 PM) *
Dwarf planets compared....

"Are you Ceres?" "Yes! Yahoo Ceres!" (Well, to me, entertainers Klaus and Yahoo do have sort of a similar vibe.)


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post Jul 22 2015, 06:16 AM
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That's awesome, EC! ohmy.gif


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post Jul 22 2015, 06:22 AM
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QUOTE (Ian R @ Jul 22 2015, 08:16 AM) *
That's awesome, EC! ohmy.gif

I second that! It' s not actually "funny" it's pure Art. Thank you


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post Jul 22 2015, 07:20 AM
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Most welcome! Adjusted for content.

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post Jul 22 2015, 01:37 PM
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Very apropos, too.

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post Jul 22 2015, 05:43 PM
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If you have not seen this, its quite fun. Charon would surely have been a better analogue.
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post Jul 25 2015, 12:10 AM
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How to prepare Plutonian mountains....

1. Select a portion of water-ice crust:
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3. Fill a basin with nitrogen and/or CO-ice slurry:
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5. Stir occasionally:

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6. Strain crust:
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7. Let sit for a few million years. Serve cold.
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post Jul 25 2015, 03:27 AM
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post Jul 25 2015, 03:44 AM
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HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! laugh.gif


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