Astrophile: Mighty Trojan found marching with Uranus

New Scientist ^ | 8-29-2013 | Jacob Aaron

[Uncle Miltie]

"the 60-kilometre-wide Trojan"

If that's diameter, then length..... OMFG!

[stellaluna]

I guess I’m a twelve year old boy at heart because I am laughing.

[COBOL2Java]

"the 60-kilometre-wide Trojan"

[davisfh]

"...Trojan found marching with Uranus"

Absolutely not mine, sir!

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[60Gunner]

Ribbed for heightened sensual experience, too!

[andy58-in-nh]

Shouldn’t an asteroid around Uranus be called a “hemorrhoid”?

[Uncle Miltie]

"the 60-kilometre-wide Trojan"

[Snickering Hound]

A probe must be launched to be absolutely sure

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Jupiter's L4 and L5 points host more than 3000 asteroids of various sizes. They are the original cosmic Trojans, named after the legendary fighters of ancient Troy.

This deserves a little clarification

The term ‘Trojan asteroid’ was coined when it was decided to name all asteroids discovered at the L4 and L5 points of Jupiter after warriors in the Trojan war, Greek and Trojan respectively. The exceptions are Hector (a Trojan spy in the Greek camp) and Patroclus (a Greek spy in the Trojan camp), the first two Trojan asteroids discovered and named before the two camps were established.

The L4 point leads Jupiter and the L5 trails him. In the case of Jupiter, the L4 point is the "Greek Camp" - keep it mature lads - and the L5 point is the "Trojan Camp", with single spies, as explained above.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Whatever happened to "where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play..."?

I feel a limerick coming on!

Lisped a limp-wristed cowboy named Fay
"This is a hell of a place to be gay..."
"I must on the praires,
With a great lack of fairies,
With the deer and the antelope play!"

[Rodamala]

I just hope they use some Astrophile... I mean Astroglide.

[COBOL2Java]

"Bad news, Lynds - someone on FreeRepublic went and found a clip of our favorite movie!"

[Nervous Tick]

>> “It’s twue! Twojan are very handy when in wange of Uranus!”

Shouldn’t that be “vewy handy” and “Ewe-anus”?

[babble-on]

dateline Astroglide?

[a fool in paradise]

Anderson Pooper is embarassed.

[Vendome]

[Secret Agent Man]

And the homosexuals are rejoicing.

[Secret Agent Man]

They’re only 97% effective?!?! THEY SHOULD PUT THAT ON THE TIP OF EVERY ONE OF THEM!!!

[READINABLUESTATE]

“there may be super-sized Trojans”

They are giving them away for free in DC.