Re: We have three new planets including Charon,Ceres,2003 UB313 (Zena)



Michael Kent wrote:

In sci.space.policy Thomas Lee Elifritz <cosmic@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The fact that we have only one Ceres sized planet in that orbital slot simplifies things immensely. We need to get an orbiter to Ceres NOW!

You don't realize that one is under construction already and due to
launch by this time next year?

So we're supposed to wait another nine years before we find out a little something about the FIFTH PLANET from the sun? I don't think so.

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