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(Old) picture of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spacecraft (sopuli.xyz)
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Does anyone know why it looks like Pluto has an atmosphere in this picture?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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Hey, fuck you this only happened ... checks watch ... 9 years ago? God Damn, we are getting old.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey, if you wanna feel really old, look up how long it's been since Pluto was demoted from being a planet.

spoiler alert: its been 18 freaking years