Topic: New Pluto Pictures Unveiled; Hubble's Sharpest Yet

[sam]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100204-pluto-hubble-best-pictures/

Three different views of Pluto, as seen in Hubble's sharpest pictures yet of the dwarf planet.

[daveeb]

Nice pics, I'd always imagined Pluto to be grey for some reason. Is it currently a planet or not ? I can't keep up 

[Rodders]

No, Dave.  It's a cartoon dog.

[Rik]

DUCK!!!! 

[Rodders]

[Rik]

Quack me.

[Simon]

Pluto is a cartoon??  

Good pics, though, Sam.  It could almost look like land and water. 

[daveeb]

No, Dave.  It's a cartoon dog.

 

[sam]

Nice pics, I'd always imagined Pluto to be grey for some reason. Is it currently a planet or not ? I can't keep up 

Its a dwarf planet and it won't be changing any time soon.

[sam]

Pluto is a cartoon??  

Good pics, though, Sam.  It could almost look like land and water. 

I think that's deceptive, just like what Dave was saying about people thinking it was grey. I expect that these images are more an albedo map than they have much info on the colours. Its probably more high points and low... water won't be in a liquid form out there - though I guess it could be ice and rock... I'm not sure.

[Clive]

Nice pics, I'd always imagined Pluto to be grey for some reason. Is it currently a planet or not ? I can't keep up 

It's still a dwarf planet.     NASA knows that taking photos of Pluto is a good PR exercise.