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Originally Posted by Holger
For years the scientists are showing us how other galaxies are looking, galaxies, black holes, and so on, and now we celebrate the pics of Pluto? WTF? Why didnt they take pics of that long time ago, with Hubble or so? Why did we have to send a probe flying 9 years?
Cmon!
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Well, the answer to that question is fairly easy. All you have to do is find a description on the internet of what the mission consists of, and you will realize that it's not just about taking a picture of Pluto. Might take you two minutes.
Then there's the whole other argument that Pluto's a little ways away, more than you think, and a picture taken by the Hubble would be worthless compared to a picture taken by this probe.
JR