(01-03-2019, 12:07 AM)Labster Wrote: Wait, no, it's a snowman. Either that, or two ginger cookies that ended up baked together... but nah, snowman. It's probably made of mostly ice anyway.
Better pictures will be out in a couple weeks. ...
No, "ginger cookies" is closer.
Quote:However, analyses of newly beamed-back images -- including many taken soon after closest approach -- shows eclipsed stars re-appearing sooner than expected. The only explanation possible is that this 30-km long Kuiper belt object has a different 3D shape than believed only a few weeks ago. Specifically, as shown in the featured illustration, it now appears that the larger lobe -- Ultima -- is more similar to a fluffy pancake than a sphere, while the smaller lobe -- Thule -- resembles a dented walnut.
![[Image: MU69Flatter_NewHorizons_1920.jpg]](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1902/MU69Flatter_NewHorizons_1920.jpg)
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada