Hubble Space Telescope's fifth moon discovered orbiting Pluto, dwarf planet in the solar system, and increased the curiosity of scientists in this more complex than is I thought.
The
U.S. Space Agency (NASA) announced today that the fifth known moon of Pluto,
named P5, is irregular in shape and dimension between 10 and 25 miles on a
circular orbit of about 93 thousand miles around the planet.
Scientists
have been stunned after the discovery of the complexity of an icy dwarf planet
like Pluto, orbits "carefully arranged, a bit like Russian dolls."
The
theory seems to be imposed is that the five moons of Pluto are the result of an
impact between a celestial body Pluto and the Kuiper Belt for billions of
years.
The
discovery will make better use of the instruments of the New Horizons
spacecraft as it passes by Pluto's satellite system in 2015.
The
finding does indicate that there may be a cloud of small particles orbiting
Pluto, which could jeopardize New Horizons mission, which NASA launched in
2006.
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