New Horizon at Jupe

[mickoking]

Strewth, The New Horizons probe launched in January 2006 is already at Jupiter :thumbsup:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1859742.htm

[DobDobDob]

Struth is right!!!!!!!!!

[sheeny]

This is from this morning's news @ nature...

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070226/full/070226-9.html

Al.

[DobDobDob]

Thanks for that URL Al, look at this awesome shot of Ganymede, it is amazing :eyepop:

[Ric]

It amazed me how far it travelled so quickly, I thought it would have taken longer. It's the next leg now that will take the longest.
I really puts in into perspective just how vast the solar system is.

Cheers

[DobDobDob]

At the end of the journey, we should have some amazing images of Pluto and a better understanding of this planet.

[ballaratdragons]

Yep, they already have a great pic of Plutos new-found Moons! Pluto has 3 recorded Moons now. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/hst_pluto_20060222.html

It will be exciting when New Horizons gets there and has a good look around, and possibly reveals even more stunning discoveries!

[iceman]

Amazing images. There's some great ones of Oval BA (Red Jr).

[DobDobDob]

In that image of Pluto, the largest moon of Charon, seems almost as large as the planet itself, well somewhere around 80% perhaps as great. It might be argued that is a companion in a binary affair as distinctly different in a planet/moon relationship. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hu..._20060222.html (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/hst_pluto_20060222.html)

[Ric]

I think one of the most fascinating areas will in the Kuiper belt, I am realy looking forward to the images sent back from there.

[DobDobDob]

Yeah me too, I believe there will be many surprises and previously unknown treats coming our way.

[ballaratdragons]

They already classify Pluto as a 'Double Planet' :screwy:

Charon is a Moon to me.

[DobDobDob]

WOW, do you have a URL of where I could read about that?

Thanks