Questions regarding the former 9th (now dwarf) planet Pluto.
Questions regarding the former 9th (now dwarf) planet Pluto.
Questions tagged [pluto]
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Does Pluto have impact craters?
I've heard from a lot of sources that Pluto doesn't seem to have any impact craters, but I see a few things that look like impact craters, highlighted in this picture:
For comparison, here's something I think looks like an impact crater on Pluto…
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Will Pluto ever clear its path?
I am not quite sure if it would, considering i'v looked through countless websites and found nothing and would like to know if it could clear its path and join the other planets?
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How much is the zoom of Sun-Pluto eclipse image
The Sun-Pluto eclipse picture was taken from 2 million km from Pluto. At that distance, Pluto will have angular size of just 4'5". Hence this picture must be a zoomed up image. Approximately how much will be the zoom of this image? Also, is it…
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why the difference in resolution for images of Pluto?
Pluto was explored by the New Horizons probe. The most detailed images of Pluto's surface come from this flyby. But if you look at the images, there is one hemisphere where the images have a much better resolution that the other. Why is this?
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Why are there no more images revealed by New Horizon?
Since a few days after the flyby there are no more images published on the NASA page.
Why is NASA waiting to publish any more images for some reason?
Or is there something happened to New Horizon?
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Planet X prediction by V. B. Ketkar; how could a search for the 2nd planet (Vishnu) be conducted?
The Indian Astronomer V. B. Ketkar (1853-1930) predicted TWO trans Neptune planets in 1911 in a letter to Bulletin of Astronomical Society of France in May 1911, page 277. Laplace Laws of satellites of Jupiter were modified and applied by Ketkar for…
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Can New Horizons probe turn back and start orbiting Pluto
New Horizons probe has found astonishing features on Pluto, while the likelihood of making even greater discoveries is remote in further space. Is it possible for New Horizons probe to turn back and start orbiting Pluto? It may save much time and…
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Size of Sun as seen on Pluto
What would be the size of Sun as seen from surface of Pluto? It obviously depends on the distance and one would expect it to be very small. However, due to different optical phenomenon, the size of Sun seen on surface of Pluto could be larger. Can…
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