Ceres may be an "ocean world" only 18 months from home

[beschizza]

Originally published at: Ceres may be an "ocean world" only 18 months from home - Boing Boing

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[katin]

I look forward to the day, the current silly definition of “planet” is dropped. Of course Ceres is a planet. And, as this article indicates, it’s a cool place!

[sqlrob]

@katin

And, as this article indicates, it’s a cool place!

Well duh, it’s got a high of -36 F

[Surprise_Puma]

Finally, my dream of living simultaneously within the worlds of Journey to the Center of the Earth, At the Mountains of Madness, and Waterworld is close to fruition!

[dwightfriesen]

But does it have the SPICE

[SpunkyTWS]

It’s nice that it’s so close since it’ll take six years to get to Europa.

Europa Clipper - NASA Science

[smulder]

@katin

I look forward to the day, the current silly definition of “planet” is dropped

… that’s number 92

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[sqlrob]

Have they tried raising the orbit?

[smulder]