re: Pluto is coming into focus (New Hi Res pics in OP) 7/15

Posted by weagle99

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 9:22 pm to Chad504boy

New pictures tomorrow. HD quality. Charon will be released first I believe.

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Posted by Spankum

The Sip

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 9:25 pm to weagle99

quote:
New pictures tomorrow. HD quality. Charon will be released first I believe.

thanks for posting these, man...I look forward to clicking on this thread...

Posted by Buck_Rogers

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 10:23 pm to OMLandshark

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Theoretically a antimatter reactor could get us to .8 the speed of light

That sounds like a lot of Star Trek mumbo jumbo. Take it from me (Buck Rogers); all this stuff was staged on movie sets, and the only fact that stands is that I could kick Cpt. Kirk's arse.

Posted by bencoleman

RIP 7/19

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 10:53 pm to Buck_Rogers

Considering he's 85 years old I would think so. On second thought I bet kirk would beat your arse.

Posted by Champagne

Sabine Free State.

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 10:53 pm to weagle99

Pluto should be returned to former status as a PROPER PLANET in our solar system !!!

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Posted by J Murdah

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 11:03 pm to Champagne

AYE!!!

Posted by tunechi

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Posted on 7/14/15 at 11:20 pm to weagle99

I won't be back on till later tomorrow but I'm bookmarking this shite. I don't understand 1/2 the stuff yall are saying but I'm fascinated as frick so please keep posting all this information (laymans terms please) I can't wait to get on and read this tomorrow evening

Space is neat

Posted by GetCocky11

Calgary, AB

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 7/15/15 at 2:31 pm to weagle99

New image today:

Wow. That is incredible. Apparently, those are ice mountains.

This post was edited on 7/15/15 at 2:34 pm

Posted by weagle99

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Posted on 7/15/15 at 2:32 pm to weagle99

Last bump for new pictures in Op.

Posted by OBReb6

Memphissippi

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Posted on 7/16/15 at 7:59 pm to weagle99

Bump

Any new pics?

Posted by weagle99

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 7/16/15 at 8:37 pm to OBReb6

NASA will be releasing new pics tomorrow.

Posted by DavidTheGnome

Monroe

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Posted on 7/17/15 at 12:04 am to weagle99

PBS has a Nova episode on this now

LINK

Posted by Volvagia

Fort Worth

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Posted on 7/17/15 at 12:48 am to OMLandshark

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The most recent one, yes. But it's not as big as the Viking I, which was the first probe to land on Mars.

Whoa whoa whoa.

Slow your roll there, Killer.

The Curiosity landing was completely unprecedented and unproven methodology that will come in handy for the manned landing.

Furthermore, the payload contains the most sophisticated analytical instruments ever sent out of Earth orbit....even if you want to correct in comparison to technology of the time.

Curiosity is a full fledged automated robotic analytical chemistry laboratory.

While I am excited about this, at the end of the day this is just a fly by with a nuclear powered camera.

Nothing new or groundbreaking....just doing what we have done to other planets in the outer Solar system to Pluto.

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Posted by Champagne

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Posted on 7/17/15 at 11:08 pm to J Murdah

YES!

Because Pluto is bigger than we at first thought it to be!

Just like the ladies say about my penis !!