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Anything on earth went pass pluto?

December 15, 2003 2:38:06 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
On my way home from school I have an arguement with my cousin, he said that something(?) that was sent outer space and after a long period it finally passed pluto. But i dont believe him the distant from earth to pluto is like 40 times greater than from earth to sun and Ive never heard of something like this so can someone tell me if this is true or not.
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Z06Leonhart
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Reply #1 December 15, 2003 2:53:17 PM
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There were satillites sent out in the 60's or 70's I think it was with the intention of passing Pluto after taking pictures of the solar system, but that it would take a very long time. I don't know if they actually have made it that far yet though.



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Reply #2 December 15, 2003 2:57:20 PM
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I think it was a voyager or magellen satalite. But yes one did
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Reply #3 December 15, 2003 3:00:40 PM
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Voyager was the probe that left the Solar System



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Reply #4 December 15, 2003 3:01:28 PM
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darn it i lost 5 dollars
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Reply #5 December 15, 2003 3:14:37 PM
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Reply #6 December 15, 2003 3:21:55 PM
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No, you won your bet. Pluto is yet the only planet of the solar system that's never been unexplored.
There have been several plans since the 70's to send space probes to explore the distant planet, but it never happened. 

There is once again a plan to sent a space probe to Pluto. It is planed to launch in 2006 and arrive at destination in 2015. For details, see ths link: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/11/pluto030411


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Reply #7 December 15, 2003 3:22:52 PM
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"Anything on Earth went past Pluto?"

No. It wasn't on Earth when it went past Pluto...
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Reply #8 December 15, 2003 3:27:16 PM
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Paxx, he said 'past' pluto, not 'explored' pluto...
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Reply #9 December 15, 2003 3:30:20 PM
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Oh, wait. Now I'm confused.
It seems that Pluto has been "visited by a robotic spacecraft".  But yet, I've read another article (dated june 2001) that was saying "The (Pluto) mission represents a possible opportunity to visit the only planet not yet explored by spacecraft"

So, go figure.

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Reply #10 December 15, 2003 3:32:24 PM
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Actually you lost your bet....Pioneer 10 past pluto in 1983 and is well on its way to the star Aldebara. Should get there in about 2 million years at its current rate. Aldebara is 68 light years away.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993439



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Reply #11 December 15, 2003 3:32:34 PM
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OK, unless, it's like you said EH: a robotic spacecraft maybe passed close to it (hense the word "visited"?), but no craft has actually stopped to exlpore it?
Just speculations here. Dunno. Still confused.
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Reply #12 December 15, 2003 3:32:56 PM
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past = passed



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Reply #13 December 15, 2003 3:34:00 PM
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OK then. It's settled. Something went past it (Pioneer 10) but never stopped to exlpore it.
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Reply #14 December 15, 2003 3:35:29 PM
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Right, what Peff said...

Nothing has yet stopped to explore it, but an number of things have passed it.
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Reply #15 December 15, 2003 3:56:00 PM
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"Hey, could you pass the Pluto, please?"
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Reply #16 December 15, 2003 3:57:45 PM
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wasn't pluto a dog? I bet he passed a couple of things
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Reply #17 December 15, 2003 6:51:08 PM
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I've been past pluto on several occasions.
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Reply #18 December 15, 2003 7:03:45 PM
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Pioneer 10 & 11, as well as Voyager 1 & 2, are all beyond Pluto's orbit at this point.
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Reply #19 December 15, 2003 7:04:57 PM
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#17

He's been to the moon with in his highly modified minivan... His dog came too.


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Reply #20 December 15, 2003 7:26:44 PM
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"Aldebaren"

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Reply #21 December 15, 2003 7:32:05 PM
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You're right...Check the link...I see Aldebara....



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Reply #22 December 15, 2003 7:52:23 PM
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Maybe poor typing on their part It's either Aldebaren or Aldebaran depending on which part of the world you're from. Distance according to Hipparcos is 65.1 lys, magnitude is 0.87...and if you want to gaze at the night sky, it's due south around 23:00 at the moment...

Yup, just looked out the window and there it is, all red and pretty
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Reply #23 December 15, 2003 8:26:40 PM
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Hmm...68x186000x60x60/2000000....humming along at 227,664 miles per hour...
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Reply #24 December 15, 2003 10:17:47 PM
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ok i lost, but hey wow at least i learn something new....for 5 bucks hehe
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Reply #25 December 15, 2003 10:30:03 PM
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The correct answer is NO........... nothing ON  Earth has ever went past Pluto. 



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