(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.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown