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Nov 01, 2007 22:35

Once a month a member of the astronomical society writes an article for the local paper. I wrote the one that will appear this month. I had about five weeks to work on it, but I just wrote it in a half-hourt this evening. If you read it, let me know how it sounds and any changes you'd recommend.

Pluto's Family PortraitNASA's New Horizons probe ( Read more... )

jupiter, new horizon, newpaper, article

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Re: he's such a smartass. jodamiller November 2 2007, 11:40:48 UTC
Good idea.

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jodamiller November 2 2007, 11:41:23 UTC
Ok, thanks!

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The Jupiter jabberwocky November 2 2007, 16:02:42 UTC
To get a speed boost, New Horizons passed by the Jupiter in late February 2007.

THE JUPITER!

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Jupiler jabberwocky November 2 2007, 16:03:18 UTC
Not just any ol' Jupiter!

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Re: Jupiler jodamiller November 2 2007, 16:21:27 UTC
Is there any other?

I think I had some descriptive synonym like "the gas giant" but changed it back to "Jupiter" and left the article.

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Re: Jupiler jabberwocky November 2 2007, 16:37:27 UTC
The Roman deity, the spring training town, and the synthesizer are the only others I can recall.

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