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Old July 22nd 11, 04:45 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default Hubble detects new Plutonian moon

"A Hubble Space Telescope search for possible
rings around Pluto has turned up a diminutive
fourth moon orbiting the dwarf planet."

See:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/21/pluto_moon/
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Old July 22nd 11, 09:54 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default Hubble detects new Plutonian moon

On 7/22/2011 7:45 AM, wrote:
"A Hubble Space Telescope search for possible
rings around Pluto has turned up a diminutive
fourth moon orbiting the dwarf planet."

See:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/21/pluto_moon/

What are they going to call this one? Styx? Some other Pluto related
names can be found in this Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx

Pat

 




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