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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jul 15, 2015 13:30:41 GMT -5
Amazing photos. New Horizons hasn't disappointed. I like the idea being suggested for all of Pluto's features to be named after underworld deities and demons. Very cool. Appropriate too. A planet consisting of relatively toxic metallic minerals and ice with its feature named after underworld deities? Pluto is officially the most metal dwarf planet. And don't forget its moons are named Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Pluto and its immediate system has the best names, simply the best. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 15, 2015 14:09:37 GMT -5
NASA showing first pictures of Pluto's moon Hydra, and an awesome new picture of it's biggest moon Charon.
NASA provisionally calling Charon's northern dark patch as "Mordor"
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Post by ededdneddy on Jul 15, 2015 14:20:01 GMT -5
A planet consisting of relatively toxic metallic minerals and ice with its feature named after underworld deities? Pluto is officially the most metal dwarf planet. And don't forget its moons are named Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Pluto and its immediate system has the best names, simply the best. Don't mess with the Plutonians. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 15, 2015 14:28:19 GMT -5
- NASA informally calling the southern part of Pluto "Tombaugh Regio" - Observations suggest Pluto and Charon may be geologically active due to low amount of craters seen. - Huge canyons discovered on Charon, and an enormous fractured feature that looks to extend halfway around the moon. - Methane discovered in the atmosphere - Mountains discovered on Pluto. Average height, 11,000 feet. Tens of miles wide. - NASA confirm that Pluto and Charon are tidally locked. One side of each body always faces the other. - Provisonally suggesting "Cthulhu Regio" as a name for the strange terrain. - Theories about Pluto possibly resembling Neptune's moon Triton (which has been thought of as a captured dwarf planet) have to be re-thought. The two bodies share very little commonality. - NASA baffled for the time being about why Pluto is gold coloured and Charon is dark grey/black. It was previously thought the two bodies might be similar in colour. linklink |
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jul 15, 2015 15:05:31 GMT -5
And don't forget its moons are named Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Pluto and its immediate system has the best names, simply the best. Don't mess with the Plutonians.  So scary those Plutonians. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 15, 2015 18:35:43 GMT -5
Not only is one region being call Cthulhu, there is another region being called Balrog. There are also regions named after Mayan Gods of Death. Anubis is another name being floated for regions.
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Post by cackles on Jul 15, 2015 19:00:26 GMT -5
Those pics are pretty much a childhood dream come true. Pluto was always my favorite planet for some reason (along with Saturn).
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jul 15, 2015 19:28:16 GMT -5
I prefer seeings pictures of Uranus.
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Post by Vern on Jul 15, 2015 20:07:51 GMT -5
I prefer seeings pictures of Uranus.  |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 15, 2015 20:19:09 GMT -5
I prefer seeings pictures of Uranus. Well then check your inbox! |
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