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by WolfmanSF
Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:19 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala (2014 Apr 12)
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Re: APOD: Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala (2014 Apr 12)

The "crater" of Haleakala is actually an erosional feature, not a volcanic caldera.
by WolfmanSF
Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:46 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: 2012 VP113: A New Furthest Known in... (2014 Mar 31)
Replies: 37
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Re: APOD: 2012 VP113: A New Furthest Known in... (2014 Mar 3

Although their perihelion is only 38.3 AU, Eris and Dysnomia are currently the most distant known bodies in the Solar System (aside from comets) at 96.4 AU.