Alan Stern Quotes

• This is in a real sense the capstone of the initial missions to explore the planets. Pluto, its moons and this part of the solar system are such mysteries that New Horizons will rewrite all of the textbooks.

  Alan Stern

  Real, Moon, New Horizons

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• It used to be said that Pluto is a misfit. But now we know Earth is the misfit. This is the most populous class of planet in our solar system and we have never sent a mission to this class.

  Alan Stern

  Class, Earth, Pluto

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• Acabamos de enterarnos de que muchos planetas son planetas pequeños, y antes no lo sabíamos, de hecho, en la ciencia planetaria, objetos como Plutón y los demás planetas enanos del Cinturón de Kuiper se consideran planetas y se les llama así en el discurso cotidiano de las reuniones científicas.

  Alan Stern

  Science, Dwarves, Everyday

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• It's strictly coincidental that Pluto of course was named for the god of the underworld and we're describing these Halloween moons

  Alan Stern

  Halloween, Moon, Pluto

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• Naming celestial objects is usually done by astronomers and professionals. Other people who are interested in space never get the opportunity to do that kind of thing.

  Alan Stern

  Opportunity, Space, People

  "Planets Deserve Better Names". Interview with Stephen P. Craft, www.slate.com. February 23, 2013.

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• It'll be the fastest spacecraft ever to Jupiter...13 months after launch. We pass the Moon in just nine hours.

  Alan Stern

  Moon, Jupiter, Nine

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