New Horizons spacecraft closer and closer to Pluto – Polish Radio

                             

                                 
 
 06/03/2015
 
                             

                                 
 
 
 
     
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Layout Pluto Photo: NASA / ESA.

                         
                     

                             Recent observations of Pluto and its moons indicate the cosmic mess on the edge of the solar system. Photos provided by the Hubble Space Telescope may be important for the probe New Horizons, which is fast approaching Pluto.
                         

                                           
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                                                         Strange behavior of Pluto and its moons – IAR / R.Motriuk
                                                     
                                                 
                                                    
                                                                                            

These celestial bodies “are therefore dysfunctional” – joking commentator weekly magazine “Nature”, which publishes a special article. Pluto and its largest moon – Charon – form a so-called dual system. Styx, Nix and Hydra revolve around them, but it is difficult to determine their orbits, because these moons react to the gravity of their closest neighbors.

In addition, Kerberos is probably darker than the other – do not know why. All this raises questions about the origins of the lunar planetary system.

The probe New Horizons, which will fly near Pluto for six weeks and will do a lot of pictures, can help in unraveling the mystery.

(IAR)