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Friday, 6 July 2007
Next Stop: The Planet that Never Was
Mood:  energetic
Topic: Pseudoscientific Musings

Art is now officially imitating life: we're going to Ceres!

I've had a soft spot for that little 'king of the pebbles' for a long time now. The poor baby would've been a mighty terrestrial planet if it wasn't for Jupiter's mean ol' gravitational influence keeping all the pieces apart (so go the theories, anyway...)

Unlike the frosty ol' Kuiper Belt Objects and the lonely Scattered Disc Objects, Ceres stood a damn good chance of growing up big and healthy, but instead it is what it is...

Also of Note:  Some Chenine-y decentness born of boredom:

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And a backgrounded version that probably needs lighting fix and contrast tone-down (But luckily I don't care). The background here is a hue-altered picture of Mandel's Angel Nebula:

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Posted by shanekentknolltrey at 12:05 PM ADT
Updated: Friday, 6 July 2007 4:12 PM ADT

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