NASA Plans to Launch Its First-Ever Mission to Pluto Next Month

[knoxoqe]

So now we come to Pluto. We're not exactly sure what the surface temperature is on Pluto but most scientists agree the number must be somewhere near -378 to -396 F (-228 to -238 C, 35 to 45 K). Some theories suggest that the atmosphere of Pluto must distribute the surface heat around such that all areas are the same temperature. Other theories would allow darker regions that did not have any nitrogen or methane frost to be warmer than the surrounding regions. The thermometer shows the range of temperatures estimated for Pluto and you can see that it is indeed a very cold place. So cold that water ice would act like rock and most gases have condensed out on the surface.

And i thought it was already cold here, damn.
The guys from NASA are going icecubes when they land in pluto, for real. :roflwerd:

 

[trev]

cough*"http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ecard/scripts/addSignaturesForm_closed_091905.php"*cough

Nice find i hope its not a joke after the offical one was closed! It seams strange to but names on a CD what are the ods ov it ever being read. Like aliens are gonna have a CD rom drive and by say in 1000 years if we ever found it again only a few people would still have the technology to read the disk. Sounds like a cool idea though.

 

[Jordan K]

It's engraved on the actual CD... I don't think aliens would need a CD ROM drive, and if they did they could get it from one of their antique/artifact shops. :hsdance:

 

[Brandon]

My name is on mars too. http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/namedisk_2_small.jpg