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The Whole Internet
May 26, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
sucks that it's so far away we may never see any more of it in our lifetimes once the probe is done sending data

it would be cool to send a lander. looks fully deserving of that. maybe even the next place we look for life after europa

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

reminder that a few months ago we didn't have a goddamn clue what pluto looked like

Germstore
Oct 17, 2012

A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time
I want to be the first human to rub my dick on the surface of Pluto. Please donate to my kickstarter.

Fintilgin
Sep 29, 2004

Fintilgin sweeps!

Germstore posted:

I want to be the first human to rub my dick on the surface of Pluto. Please donate to my kickstarter.

It's like getting your tongue stuck to the flagpole, but costs 200 billion dollars.

Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

.

Fintilgin posted:

It's like getting your tongue stuck to the flagpole, but costs 200 billion dollars.

And, just like Bose speakers, is totally worth every penny.

spasticColon
Sep 22, 2004

In loving memory of Donald Pleasance
Holy poo poo those new images of Pluto.:stare:

Mars, Europa, and Titan seem so boring now.

VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out



if i was gonna engage in wild speculation, i'd say pluto and charon look like they captured each other in a very close grazing impact, with tidal forces enough to loosen the surfaces of either body but not enough to majorly deform them

the fart question
Mar 21, 2007

College Slice

VectorSigma posted:

if i was gonna engage in wild speculation, i'd say pluto and charon look like they captured each other in a very close grazing impact, with tidal forces enough to loosen the surfaces of either body but not enough to majorly deform them

because they're tidally locked there's no deforming forces

doodlebugs
Feb 18, 2015

by Lowtax
space is really big.


http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




Thread title annoyed me for a while, but now it's growing on me. Forever 25 days to Pluto.

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




Foreverial 25 days to Pluto and permanently loving it.

VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out



gender illusionist posted:

because they're tidally locked there's no deforming forces

sure, they are now. i mean during the event that brought them into orbit.

Bodyholes
Jun 30, 2005

forever 25 days to pluto

Skeleton Ape
Dec 21, 2008



:stare: jesus gently caress

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

i love my tall rear end pluto ice mountains

the fart question
Mar 21, 2007

College Slice

Mental-Rectangle posted:

forever 25 days to pluto



holy poo poo

a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

bigass wallpaper version

http://i.imgur.com/buWpjoF.jpg

kiimo
Jul 24, 2003

Is it an optical illusion or are those mountains loving huge?

a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

kiimo posted:

Is it an optical illusion or are those mountains loving huge?

well pluto is kind of small

The Whole Internet
May 26, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

kiimo posted:

Is it an optical illusion or are those mountains loving huge?

they're about the size of the rockies, iirc

also i'd like to take the time to say... holy gently caress that's a great picture

The Whole Internet fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Sep 17, 2015

a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

pluto seems pretty cool, i'm glad we sent a thing there

arbybaconator
Dec 18, 2007

All hat and no cattle


Another biggerer version

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nh-apluto-wide-9-17-15-final_0.png

Stugazi
Mar 1, 2004

Who me, Bitter?
$700M for a sweet desktop background.

Worth it.

The Fuzzy Hulk
Nov 22, 2007

ASK ME ABOUT CROSSING THE STREAMS


I wish I could climb one of those big rear end mountains. The view would be so kickin' rad.

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The Protagonist
Jun 29, 2009

The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.
shine on you distant glob of junk

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