Pluto: the splendid semi-planet with a special place in our hearts
by Adam Roberts from on (#EEHR)
New Horizons could have spoiled our imaginative view of Pluto by revealing nothing very special - instead it has uncovered all sorts of amazing things
We have all been marvelling at the New Horizons images of Pluto - 134340 Pluto, to give it its official, rather distractingly Beverley Hills 90210-ish designation. And we marvelled with good cause.
The whole mission is marvellous. I have difficulty navigating my left foot into my left trouser leg first thing in the morning, yet somehow human beings like me managed the extraordinary feat of shooting a robot the size and shape of a grand piano 3bn miles through space to fly so close past Pluto it could virtually kiss the surface.
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