Pluto's Moon Hydra Strange Shape.

I always assumed moons were of a spherical nature, Guess not..





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Thanks for the pic, it is basically a rock caught in orbit I suppose?
Looks like a potato.

a reply to: Jonjonj

Yes thanks I was just battling with awkward ats ui.

I have edited it now.

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Based on the article it seems that Hydra is only a bit larger than Mars' Phobos and Deimos.

They won't necessarily be spherical until a moon is larger.

Just like comets and smaller asteroids.

a reply to: PickledOnion

Understood, it is a little strange at first. You caught it very quickly so kudos.

originally posted by: PickledOnion
I always assumed moons were of a spherical nature, Guess not..

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Looks like it's flipping the bird.

originally posted by: PickledOnion
I always assumed moons were of a spherical nature, Guess not..

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No, moons don't have to be spherical - I think one of Mars moons is essentially an asteroid caught in orbit. I think the only requirement to be a moon is that it is in a stable orbit of another planet..

Looks like something off an Atari2600...

That is a Minecraft moon...

By the way, there are lots of moons that are irregular in shape Mars' moon Phoebos come to mind first

a reply to: PickledOnion

Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, are not spherical.

ETA: Yeah, what 3danimator2014 said.

ETA Again: Dammit...and what a few others said. I'm late to the game, but fashionably late (I'm wearing fish nets and flip flops).

a reply to: PickledOnion

Yah it is a strange shape! But as others have mentioned, there is nothing that odd with it considering all the others in our solar system that are odd shaped... Cool Thread Though! Thanx for the share!! Later, Syx...

It's not large enough to have reached hydrostatic equilibrium, so the shape should be irregular.
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NASA will release an even better-resolution Hydra pic Friday July 17th

Yeaaah... I think I'll wait 'til Friday -- when it looks less like a pixelated potato from Minecraft.

originally posted by: PickledOnion
I always assumed moons were of a spherical nature, Guess not..

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Not always.

Here is a picture of Mars' moon Deimos:



Saturn's moons (clockwise from upper right) Pandora, Calypso, Prometheus, and Hyperion:




Jupiter's moons Thebe, Amalthea, Adrastea, and Metis:

defo not made by Atari


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It could also just be that the rest of it is dark cause nighttime on that side.

In my super-enhanced images it looks like a spacecraft or space station to me.

unclegadget.com...

a reply to: TommyD1966

Plus some of Pluto's moons have some very odd orbits,suggesting they are captured objects