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Re:New Horizons phones home by breitling on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @10:16PM (#9889353)
I don't follow...have we not visited all the planets? Perhaps he means we have flown past them all?
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Re:New Horizons phones home by mercurialshark on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @10:18PM (#9889358)
Pluto = dwarf planet, so it's irrelevant to statement. Also, we certainly haven't visited all dwarf planets.
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Re:New Horizons phones home by electic on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @10:36PM (#9889395)
The probe was launched before Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet. Either way, this is an immense achievement in both will and engineering.
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