'Pluto charon' presentation slideshows

A Retrospective on the Discovery of Nix and Hydra

A Retrospective on the Discovery of Nix and Hydra. Hal Weaver JHU Applied Physics Laboratory. Outline. The long and winding road for the Hubble Pluto Companion program Rejection, Rejection, and (finally!) Acceptance Preparing to observe the Pluto System Prospects not so promising anymore?

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The discovery of two new satellites of Pluto

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Astronomy 340 Fall 2005

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Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM

Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM. Lecture 13 The Pluto-Charon System, Comets February 13, 2013. Pluto was dicovered by Clyde Tombaugh on Feb 18, 1930. It was called a planet until Aug 2006. It was voted out by the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union.

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Pluto

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New Horizons: Overview

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