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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:58 PM Jul 2013

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Pluto's two smallest moons get names; Vulcan not one of them

The Hubble Space Telescope image of July 7, 2012, showing the discovery of P5, now named Styx. At right is P4, now named Kerberos.

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Pluto's two smallest moons get names; Vulcan not one of them (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2013 OP

is pluto a planet or not ? JI7 Jul 2013 #1

It is known as a "Dwarft planet" now diabeticman Jul 2013 #2

Two more years to the New Horizons flyby. roamer65 Jul 2013 #3

JI7

(89,259 posts)

1. is pluto a planet or not ?

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:59 PM

Jul 2013

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

2. It is known as a "Dwarft planet" now

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 07:04 PM

Jul 2013

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

3. Two more years to the New Horizons flyby.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 08:09 PM

Jul 2013

The pictures ought to be amazing. Too bad Tombaugh wasn't alive to see them.

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