From: Andrew Johnson
Date: 2006-06-25 10:01:09
Inbox Astronomy – Plutos Two Small Moons Officially Named Nix and Hydra June 22, 2006 Plutos Two Small Moons Officially Named Nix and Hydra Get larger image formats Find the entire Hubble News archive, image galleries, and much more at hubblesite.org A pair of small moons that NASAs Hubble Space Telescope discovered orbiting Pluto now have official names: Nix and Hydra. Photographed by Hubble in 2005, Nix and Hydra are roughly 5,000 times fainter than Pluto and are about two to three times farther from Pluto than its large moon, Charon, which was discovered in 1978. See the full release, including: More Images Related Links And more! This news release and its supporting materials are permanently archived at: hubblesite.org/news/… You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Inbox Astronomy mailing list, which sends notices in HTML whenever there is a new Hubble Space Telescope image, product, or news update. If you would like to unsubscribe or change your email preferences, please go to: hubblesite.org/newsc…
