Pluto visited by new Horizons probe.

[viridis]

 After 9 years since launch,

After travelling 5 billion miles 

The new Horizons satellite probe has reached pluto and is currently taking mass readings and photographs of the very distant micro planet.

Once considered one of the 9 planets of our solar system, they now teach children of only 8 with pluto dropped from the list in recent years.

On board the new Horizons probe, which is approximately the size of a piano, are the ashes of the very man that discovered pluto in the early 20th century.

How poetic.

[viridis]

Salt plains Toby,
Well at least that's the official word.
Funny how the ceres orbiter was SUPPOSED to enter a stage 3 orbit (much lower to ground) but nasa cancelled it atm due to issues that came about after the satellite was put to "sleep" for a while.

And i don't understand what comments appalled you Toby?
Every fact on this thread is correct.

[Cleoriff]

I would like it to be exposed Ice   or ice volcanoes.....(keeping in tune with the other ice) 

[Anonymous]

Its the flash off the camera doing a bit of reflection 

Or the Russians have got there before 'Us', & its one of their spacecraft / metal dishes 

[Toby]

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@viridis wrote:

And i don't understand what comments appalled you Toby?
Every fact on this thread is correct.

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I'm sure I must just be misreading some of them @viridis 

Thanks for the link @jonsie! Number 8 would be awesome, but I'll be boring and go for number 3 ha

[viridis]

I think so too,
But I understand it can be awkward when people are discussing uranus.

[jonsie]

I have it on good authority that it's a Romulan Ship

[Anonymous]

Perhaps it's Ceres sending out a signal to Uranus.

[wytey-]

just think, one day we will be going on holiday there, just hope they use a faster travel method, not sure I could sit for 9 years

[Cleoriff]

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@wytey- wrote:

just think, one day we will be going on holiday there, just hope they use a faster travel method, not sure I could sit for 9 years

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Think I will stick to Spain thanks.....

[jonsie]

The journey would probably be longer than my life expectancy.....