RE: Science Porn
August 5, 2017 at 1:54 am
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2017 at 1:56 am by vorlon13.)
Good news everyone !!!
Occultation data on MU69 is 'interesting' !!
Object is either-
very oblong or elongated
-or-
it is a very close binary pair
-or-
it is a contact binary
-or-
it is an oblong object possibly with a large crater or 'bite' taken out of it's mid section
Keep in mind, the occultation data is essentially lines across a silhouette, so the precise outline of the object(s) was not resolved, but the chords (lines) we have are definitely showing something more complex than a rounded lump.
And every day, New Horizons draws closer to MU69 for an encounter 1 billion miles further from the sun than Pluto on 1/1/2019.
Occultation data on MU69 is 'interesting' !!
Object is either-
very oblong or elongated
-or-
it is a very close binary pair
-or-
it is a contact binary
-or-
it is an oblong object possibly with a large crater or 'bite' taken out of it's mid section
Keep in mind, the occultation data is essentially lines across a silhouette, so the precise outline of the object(s) was not resolved, but the chords (lines) we have are definitely showing something more complex than a rounded lump.
And every day, New Horizons draws closer to MU69 for an encounter 1 billion miles further from the sun than Pluto on 1/1/2019.
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