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Re: Pluto is not a planet anymore?

Posted by finelinebob on August 26, 2006, at 23:53:18

In reply to Re: Pluto is not a planet anymore?, posted by Deneb on August 26, 2006, at 20:46:40

I think Pluto should take some heart from Pioneers 10 and 11 and Voyagers 1 and 2. Tiny little satellites, built on a fraction of the budget modern satellites require, and they're leaving the neighborhood, the first man-made objects to do so. Voyager 1 and 2 are still transmitting data, and Voyager 2 should still be transmitting by the time it reaches truly interstellar space.

Good things come in small packages.

If Jupiter had been a bit more of a gravity-hog matter-accreting bully, it would have had enough mass to "ignite" and become a star in its own right. You think you need sunscreen now? Imagine getting caught between TWO stars. Ouch!


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