Steve: Looks like they finally got go for launch.
Technically, a spacecraft, not a satellite. It will fly by Pluto and then is planned to fly by 1 or 2 more Trans-Neptunian Objects. Have you gone to the New Horizon's website? Here it is. http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ One of the discussions going on now is defining a planet. How does a planet differ from a large asteroid? This has become an issue with the discovery in the last few years of objects in the Solar System beyond Neptune that are just a little smaller or even bigger than Pluto. Are they planets? To avoid the issue: Pluto IS a planet according to the IAU! So we have at least 9 planets. That will not change. Larry ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
