If, as our new Hubble images indicate, Pluto has not one, but two or three moons, it will become the first body in the Kuiper Belt known to have more than one satellite. -Hal Weaver

 

If, as our new Hubble images indicate, Pluto has not one, but two or three moons, it will become the first body in the Kuiper Belt known to have more than one satellite.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Hal Weaver quotes in our collection. Hal Weaver is known for saying 'If, as our new Hubble images indicate, Pluto has not one, but two or three moons, it will become the first body in the Kuiper Belt known to have more than one satellite.' as well as some of the following quotes.

The New Horizons mission is going somewhere no mission has gone before. This is the frontier of planetary science.

Hal Weaver

We think a lot of secrets about the formation and evolution of the solar system will be found there.

Hal Weaver

We're not going to be around then, and Pluto's still unexplored. This is our opportunity. If we miss it, I think that our civilization will regret it.

Hal Weaver

Little pieces of evidence kept coming out in our favor and making the case. The two moons are almost exactly where we'd predicted they'd be.

Hal Weaver

I can't really say we're really surprised. We proposed this, to look for satellites around Pluto.

Hal Weaver