Hubble finds 4th moon of Pluto

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Submission + - Hubble finds 4th moon of Pluto (bbc.co.uk)

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Bob the Super Hamste

on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @11:46AM

Bob the Super Hamste writes: "The BBC is reporting that the Hubble Space telescope has found a fourth moon belonging to Pluto. The new moon is estimated to be between 13 and 34 km in diameter. This new moon joins Pluto's other moons Charon, Nix, and Hydra. the new moon's orbit is between those of Nix and Hydra."

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