New Horizons Mission to Pluto

[Eric Mc]

It's obviously the "girly" Death Star - it's pink and has a heart motif.

[jmorgan]

"Darth, I know you said your Mrs wanted some input but come on, we are supposed to be feared"

[jmorgan]

Oooooh, they are a tease
https://twitter.com/NASANewHorizons/with_replies

[Moonhawk]

Eric Mc said:

It's obviously the "girly" Death Star - it's pink and has a heart motif.

[jmorgan]

"Thats no light sabre....."

[jmorgan]

Charon active!

Sorry, pressed now on nasa tv

[MiniMan64]

jmorgan said:

Charon active!

Sorry, pressed now on nasa tv

Which could mean anything.

All of which are insanely interesting for such a small object that far away.

[jmorgan]

That feature top right.......

[Gandahar]

Charon is more interesting than Pluto. Or at least as interesting. Great stuff.

[jmorgan]

Damned internet audio delays

[jmorgan]

Missed the size but water ice.

[Einion Yrth]

Those images...

[jmorgan]

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-icy-mountain...

[Einion Yrth]

ash73 said:

Hydra, impressive when you consider how tiny it is (I think they said 1px/km?)

2Km px-1 I think they said; 19Km x 24Km? Anyway they did say they had pix at 5x that resolution to come down.

[MiniMan64]

I'm afraid I'm only following this on a written blog but there's some odd stuff?

Am I reading right they think Pluto is less than 100 million years old? And Charon is still active? What is going on out there!?

[jmorgan]

MiniMan64 said:

I'm afraid I'm only following this on a written blog but there's some odd stuff?

Am I reading right they think Pluto is less than 100 million years old? And Charon is still active? What is going on out there!?

The surface age.


Activity reason is an unknown. Not tidal at the moment as they are locked.

[Einion Yrth]

MiniMan64 said:

Am I reading right they think Pluto is less than 100 million years old?

Surface features < 100,000,000 yrs, i.e. the world is active.

MiniMan64 said:

And Charon is still active? What is going on out there!?

Yes and "a bit soon to have any solid answers".

[jmorgan]

Yeah, bah humbug. Is that all you got?

[jmorgan]

Must I admit I know not who she is.


But just listening to this, one hell of a fuel depot to get out of this place......

[MiniMan64]

jmorgan said:

MiniMan64 said:

I'm afraid I'm only following this on a written blog but there's some odd stuff?

Am I reading right they think Pluto is less than 100 million years old? And Charon is still active? What is going on out there!?

The surface age.


Activity reason is an unknown. Not tidal at the moment as they are locked.

Okay that makes more sense I guess but still odd for what was supposed to be a small dead rock on the edge of the solar system