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1 posted on 10/17/2017 8:15:18 AM PDT by fishtank
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To: fishtank

This planet is smaller than Pluto but Pluto is not considered a planet anymore? Smells like affirmative action at work.


2 posted on 10/17/2017 8:19:39 AM PDT by libertylover (Kurt Schlicter: "They wonder why they got Trump. They are why they got Trump")
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To: fishtank

It’s a bit premature to jump to conclusions. The ring could be of recent origin around an ancient planetary body.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 8:27:50 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: fishtank

“We didn’t expect” seems to be the most common thing that “scientists” are saying quite regularly. One might be tempted to think that their theories are mostly moonshine.

Uhoh. Better call Tyson. I’m another apostate to be burned at the public alter to the entropic cult.


7 posted on 10/17/2017 8:37:27 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: fishtank

If you say “dwarf” in California, you’ll probably go to jail.


8 posted on 10/17/2017 8:40:08 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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To: fishtank

Another non-photograph, computer composite fake image. (Why, NASA, why?)


9 posted on 10/17/2017 8:40:19 AM PDT by Sontagged (Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
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To: fishtank
Actual image of Haumea, captured using the Keck telescope:

Note the two moons. Repeated observations show variation in the shape of the dwarf-planet and the position of its moons.

Interesting article about it HERE, at Wikipedia.

Information about the Keck Observatory HERE also at Wikipedia.

13 posted on 10/17/2017 9:20:33 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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