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WimVO66 karma

After that, we have identified two potential Kuiper Belt Objects if we get an extended mission approval.

Will these potentially be any of the other 3 already known dwarf planets out there, like Makemake, Haumea or Eris ?

WimVO21 karma

How has the discovery of additional moons affected the Mission thus far, at what distance from Pluto would you be able to detect as of yet undiscovered moons (preferably expressed in time rather than distance) and would that allow for any additional changes to the plan ?

WimVO17 karma

Thanks for handing out this opportunity. As of this moment it looks like the Asteroid Catching mission is still on track. Is the selection process of which asteroid might be a suitable target already underway ? Can you elaborate on what a candidate asteroid for capture would roughly have to look like, be made of, etc ?

WimVO11 karma

Other than visual inspection, what kind of science instruments is New Horizons equipped with, and what could it tell us ?

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Marina, while we were all looking in one direction trying to capture the best pictures of 2012 DA14 some other asteroid hit us from the other side. What is stopping us from leaving that radar switched on permanently so we can at least walk away from the windows if another is about to check on how our space program is coming along ? Would similar technology be able to work outside our atmosphere, like on a satellite pointing outwards or on the earth facing side of the moon to check what zooms between them ?