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    When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning

    Dawn in the Oort Cloud
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    boy is it ever cold today on pluto. #space
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning

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    11/12/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: See if Pluto a dog then what the f is Goofy?? #space
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    I wonder how long it takes to transmit data from Pluto to Earth? #space
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    11/12/09

    @FrankenPC: 30-50AUs between them (pluto's orbit is weird)...light speed is ~7.20 AH/h = 216-360 hours
    or between 9 and 15 days one way...not sure what the distance is at the moment... #space
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    11/12/09

    @FrankenPC: From the Sun, light takes 4 to 7 hours to get there, roughly, depending on how far out it is.

    From Earth, figure it's about the same (as we're only 8 light-minutes away... THAT'S how far away Pluto is, folks). #space
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    Image of Citizen Kang Citizen Kang
    11/12/09

    @goldfarb:

    Ummm...your math makes no sense unless I'm reading it completely wrong. At 7.2 AUs per hour and the distance being 30-50 AUs, isn't it more like 4-7 hours? Where does 9 and 15 days one way come into play? If I'm totally screwing this up, let me know, but, otherwise, your math seems really wrong. #space
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    11/12/09

    @Citizen Kang: HAHAHAHA!...
    opps...
    you're right...I'm doing like 10 things here at work...silly me...silly copy/paste...silly work...I'm going home. #space
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    11/12/09

    @Citizen Kang: you add time for being on hold, navigating NASA's phone tree and for getting the Operator to accept the charges... #space
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    11/12/09

    @KhaiJB: getting the operator to believe where you're calling from/to might also take some time/effort #space
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