Star Trek Fan 0 Posted March 16, 2004 It's about 3 times farther from the sun than Pluto!!! Contains ice and it may contain life! Who knows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 0 Posted March 16, 2004 It's about 3 times farther from the sun than Pluto!!! Contains ice and it may contain life! Who knows? LOL it has an average surface temperature of -200C I doubt life LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Trek Fan 0 Posted March 16, 2004 It's about 3 times farther from the sun than Pluto!!! Contains ice and it may contain life! Who knows? LOL it has an average surface temperature of -200C I doubt life LOL Maybe not life as we know it, but penguins can survive in very cold temperatures, but they cannot in our temperature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Trek Fan 0 Posted March 16, 2004 It was named Sedna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeroc 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Yeah, I heard about it, It is however difficult to draw the lines between those planetoids and asteroids and comets. (This belongs in Science + Technology) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted March 16, 2004 To assume that since it is -200C life CANNOT be supported is short sighted. Life does adapt. After all, we have found life in the most uninhabitable places on Earth, so is it really that unreasonable to assume it could be in other places, as well? and mind you, I am not limiting this to Sentient life. Bacteria counts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DixonHill1989 0 Posted March 17, 2004 I just herd about it in civics class today. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted March 17, 2004 It was named Sedna (catalog name: 2003 VB12). Sedna was the "goddess of the sea for Arctic dwellers." Which is a fitting name since it is the coldest place in the currently known Solar System (Temp is estimated at -240C / -400F). The following site will give you some more information and estimated orbit for this new plaetoid. :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted March 17, 2004 could it join the likes of SMiley? We currently have about 11 planets or planetoid (not moon) these include the first nine smiley another I can't remember and the one mentioned above... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites