Who else is excited about Pluto?

[Tin Pot]

Bit odd that downgrading. Those pics look planet like to me. Nice and spherical with a spherical moon orbiting too. Anyway I didn't keep up with the arguments over its classification as such human imposed boundaries are fairly unimportant in the spectrum of the size of rocks around the sun.

It's because being spherical is only one characteristic of a planet. I get why they want it classified differently from the eight planets:

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-pluto-k4.html

 

[classic33]

It survived, travelling at a mere 31,000mph
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33531811

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Can't wait for the pictures

 

[ianrauk]

First picture in

 

[Profpointy]

First picture in

you can't fool us - that's Saturn's moon Iapetus

 

[Gasman]

you can't fool us - that's Saturn's moon Iapetus

Mimas, surely?

 

[Profpointy]

Mimas, surely?

ah yes, that's the chappie. Thought the crater didn't look quite right on Iapetus

 

[Tin Pot]

you can't fool us - that's Saturn's moon Iapetus

That's no moon...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just makes me think that we really aren't going to travel far in this Universe unless we find a short cut! Christ we are so slow...............

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Some amazing photos are coming through. It already seems clear that, like Mars, Pluto is a small world with massive land features. A canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon, mountains over 3000 metres high, methane snow ... who knows what else will be discovered. But, for the time being, here's something to wet our appetites:

And this is Charon. Note the band along its surface and the pole:

 

[jonny jeez]

Some amazing photos are coming through. It already seems clear that, like Mars, Pluto is a small world with massive land features. A canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon, mountains over 3000 metres high, methane snow ... who knows what else will be discovered. But, for the time being, here's something to wet our appetites:

And this is Charon. Note the band along its surface and the pole:

There are whispers that Charons sister moon has been spotted...Chracey

 

[Jimmy Doug]

There are whispers that Charons sister moon has been spotted...Chracey

It's been many moons since I last heard a Sharon and Tracy joke.

 

[jonny jeez]

It's been many moons since I last heard a Sharon and Tracy joke.

Nicely done. Kinda eclipsed my joke a bit though

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Nicely done. Kinda eclipsed my joke a bit though

I hope you weren't too phased by it?

 

[Markymark]

I hope you weren't too phased by it?

Yeah but you did have longer to plan-it.