Around 20 percent of Kuiper Belt objects have a moon. We think a lot of astronomers are going to be looking now for multiple satellite systems.
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This is the capstone of the initial reconnaissance of the planets, the first mission to the last planet.
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In a real sense, this is not just a 4 billion-mile journey, but also a journey 4 billion years back in time.
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Some people think its 20 years off and some people think its five years off. No one really knows when Pluto's atmosphere will snow out and collapse.
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Our result suggests that other bodies in the Kuiper Belt may have more than one moon as well,
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