Astro-image of the day: Pluto and Charon

[mckitterick]

The planet (yes, planet *g*) Pluto's moon, Charon, spews water and ammonia hydrates:

Click the image to see the story.

Best,
Chris

Comments

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Ah, an artist's conception. For a moment I thought New Horizons had gotten there early...

[ericreynolds.livejournal.com]

I can't wait till New Horizons gets there. And to think they almost killed the program...

[cba1282zyx.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about how bastardly it would be for astromers to call Charon a planet but not Pluto.

Are these photos artist rendered or taken by satelite?

[sf-reader.livejournal.com]

Don't know if this will interest you, but I added Powell Observatory to my travel site: http://kansastravel.org/powellobservatory.htm