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    Probe to Pluto is now near Saturn

    As New Horizons continues its journey (it's now approaching the orbital distance of Saturn, though it's very far from that planet in space), the mission is taking advantage of the recent experience with the Jupiter flyby to plan out the science operations for the Pluto-Charon encounter. The probe will reach Pluton in 2015...


    http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001388/
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    Re: Probe to Pluto is now near Saturn

    Too bad Pluto isn't a planet anymore :(

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    Re: Probe to Pluto is now near Saturn

    Let us know when the probe reaches...Uranus.
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    Re: Probe to Pluto is now near Saturn

    Quote Originally Posted by wunaladreamin
    Let us know when the probe reaches...Uranus.
    Just listen for Mike's scream. LOLOL

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