New Horizons Pictures of Ultima Thule

[Joshua Jones]

So, apparently, Frosty the Snowman has retired to the Kuiper Belt...

BBC News - Nasa's New Horizons: 'Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed
'Snowman' shape of distant Ultima revealed

 

[Alex The G and T]

Awesome! They should call it "Calvin and Hobbes."

 

[Brian G Turner]

It's a great pic:

 

[Joshua Jones]

Awesome! They should call it "Calvin and Hobbes."

Right! We need to get this suggestion into the hands of the scientific community before the current naming sticks...

It's a great pic:

It really catches Frosty's good side, doesn't it? You can just see his smile if you look close enough...

 

[Brian G Turner]

Sorry, I should have linked the colour composite - the left is the colour image, the middle is the reflectivity one, and the right-hand image is the composite:

 

[Brian G Turner]

Am I the only one who sees that pic and starts humming "So you want to build a snowman?"

 

[SilentRoamer]

Am I the only one who sees that pic and starts humming "So you want to build a snowman?"

If you were the only one then you're not anymore.

Thanks Brian!!!

 

[Joshua Jones]

Am I the only one who sees that pic and starts humming "So you want to build a snowman?"

My first though on the color ones was Frosty the Snowman was embarrassed to be photographed by the interplanetary popperazzi without his hat, but now that you mention Olaf...

 

[Serendipity]

A new more detailed picture of Ultima Thule was released by NASA yesterday. See Best image yet of 'space snowman'

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Amazing!

 

[Brian G Turner]

And now... less of a "snowman" and more like a flat "gingerbread man":

'Space snowman' appears squashed

 

[Serendipity]

Knew there'd be some surprises with Ultima Thule... I'm sure the astrophysics modellers are going to have real fun with this...