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Some of Plutos moons are rolling and tumbling in chaotic orbits
Posted on 6/3/15 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 6/3/15 at 10:37 pm
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While the orbit of our own moon is reliable enough to travel or set a clock by, the same does not hold for Pluto's moons Nix and Hydra. The pair of football-shaped moons spin in an orbit as chaotic and random as a TIE fighter piloted by a drunken Vac-head. A new analysis of data from the Hubble telescope that will appear in the journal Nature on Thursday finds that the moons tumble, spin and wobble while changing direction and rotation seemingly at random. The analysis focused on Pluto's second- and third-largest moons.
NASA simulation of the moon Nix
Sun rises in the East, sets in the North
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Posted on 6/3/15 at 10:53 pm to weagle99
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The pair of football-shaped moons spin in an orbit as chaotic and random as a TIE fighter piloted by a drunken Vac-head.
Must've been a pass from Romo.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:16 pm to weagle99
Maybe there really is a mass relay hidden in Charon that we can use for FTL travel...
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:23 pm to weagle99
I thought only planets had moons. 
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:33 pm to weagle99
A real planet would be able to control it's moons. SMH at Pluto.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:45 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Asteroids can have moons
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:48 pm to weagle99
This seems like a Chive, "I do what I want" God tear post.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:59 pm to TigerBait1127
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Asteroids can have moons
I thought they would be called "satellites" or something. After all, stars don't have moons; they have planets. Is "moon" not a favored term specific to a planet's natural satellite(s)? (I admit I'm winging it here and have no idea.)
Posted on 6/4/15 at 12:02 am to Spock's Eyebrow
They're one and the same.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 12:04 am to weagle99
Les Miles has lost control of Pluto.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 12:07 am to weagle99
Posted on 6/4/15 at 12:08 am to Box Geauxrilla
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Must've been a pass from Romo.
You ruined my Jordan Jefferson joke, a-hole.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 6:11 am to weagle99
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It's a very strange world. You literally would not know if the sun is coming up tomorrow. The sun might rise in the west and set in the east … or the north. If you have real estate on the north pole of Nix, you might suddenly discover one day that you're on the south pole instead,” said Showalter.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 6:23 am to GRTiger
JJ threw a football?
Posted on 6/4/15 at 6:23 am to Spock's Eyebrow
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admit I'm winging it here and have no idea.)
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Spock's Eyebrow
I dont think you are really spocks eyebrow. I dont think you are even his jock strap.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 7:02 am to eScott
quote:Yep, right to Bama's linebacker.
JJ threw a football?
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