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    Post Countdown To "Planet" Pluto Flyby!

    NASA finds dwarf planet is red(ish) in hue -oxidised like Mars - in marked contrast to being icily dark grey as originally speculated.

    All a bit technical for the likes of me ... but may be of some interest to those with more scientific minds:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/scie...raft-live.html


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    Yes Arthur, very interesting


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    I just cant seem to get a good shot, its just a blur with my lens


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    And to think it's only about 150 years since we learned to fly. The greatest thing in my mind is how they landed a probe on a comet. Some very clever people out there.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    And to think it's only about 150 years since we learned to fly. The greatest thing in my mind is how they landed a probe on a comet. Some very clever people out there.
    Exactly
    What words can we use. Some like epic, historic, mind blowing. I'm lucky to have witnessed so many such events.

    Yes, what clever people there are. The technology must be 15 years old when you consider the journey time, build time and design time. Our smart phones have more processing capability.

    I get really excited about such projects as these.

    I wonder what's next in the pipeline? If anything?


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    Beam me up Peter


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