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Did an ancient impact bowl Pluto over? A big impact may have caused Pluto to tilt over by 10°. Chances are that such an impact occurred billions of years ago, but if one happened to strike within the past few million years, Pluto might still be wobbling on its axis today, say the researchers (Illustration: NASA/JPL)

1 posted on 10/30/2007 7:29:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 10/30/2007 7:35:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, October 22, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Nibiru?


3 posted on 10/30/2007 7:38:22 PM PDT by FReepaholic
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Ancient impact may have bowled the Moon over
New Scientist | April 17, 2007 | David Powell
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6 posted on 10/30/2007 7:45:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, October 22, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Doesn’t Pluto have around 4 moons now?


12 posted on 10/31/2007 12:02:52 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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