Anything on earth went pass pluto?

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On my way home from school I have an arguement with my cousin, he said that something(?) that was sent outer space and after a long period it finally passed pluto. But i dont believe him the distant from earth to pluto is like 40 times greater than from earth to sun and Ive never heard of something like this so can someone tell me if this is true or not.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There were satillites sent out in the 60's or 70's I think it was with the intention of passing Pluto after taking pictures of the solar system, but that it would take a very long time. I don't know if they actually have made it that far yet though.



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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think it was a voyager or magellen satalite. But yes one did
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Voyager was the probe that left the Solar System



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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No, you won your bet. Pluto is yet the only planet of the solar system that's never been unexplored.
There have been several plans since the 70's to send space probes to explore the distant planet, but it never happened. 

There is once again a plan to sent a space probe to Pluto. It is planed to launch in 2006 and arrive at destination in 2015. For details, see ths link: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/11/pluto030411


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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"Anything on Earth went past Pluto?"

No. It wasn't on Earth when it went past Pluto...
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Paxx, he said 'past' pluto, not 'explored' pluto...
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh, wait. Now I'm confused.
It seems that Pluto has been "visited by a robotic spacecraft".  But yet, I've read another article (dated june 2001) that was saying "The (Pluto) mission represents a possible opportunity to visit the only planet not yet explored by spacecraft"

So, go figure.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Actually you lost your bet....Pioneer 10 past pluto in 1983 and is well on its way to the star Aldebara. Should get there in about 2 million years at its current rate. Aldebara is 68 light years away.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993439



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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK, unless, it's like you said EH: a robotic spacecraft maybe passed close to it (hense the word "visited"?), but no craft has actually stopped to exlpore it?
Just speculations here. Dunno. Still confused.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
past = passed



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Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK then. It's settled. Something went past it (Pioneer 10) but never stopped to exlpore it.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Right, what Peff said...

Nothing has yet stopped to explore it, but an number of things have passed it.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
wasn't pluto a dog? I bet he passed a couple of things
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've been past pluto on several occasions.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Pioneer 10 & 11, as well as Voyager 1 & 2, are all beyond Pluto's orbit at this point.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#17

He's been to the moon with in his highly modified minivan... His dog came too.


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Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"Aldebaren"

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You're right...Check the link...I see Aldebara....



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Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Maybe poor typing on their part It's either Aldebaren or Aldebaran depending on which part of the world you're from. Distance according to Hipparcos is 65.1 lys, magnitude is 0.87...and if you want to gaze at the night sky, it's due south around 23:00 at the moment...

Yup, just looked out the window and there it is, all red and pretty
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm...68x186000x60x60/2000000....humming along at 227,664 miles per hour...
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The correct answer is NO........... nothing ON  Earth has ever went past Pluto. 



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