A fender bender.

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A fender bender.

podrock — 10/4/2015 4:02:41 AM (archived)

This is a complex system, probably only meta-stable. What I am picturing is two orbiting bodies with unstable orbital configuration, still trying to figure each other out, erratic barycenter and all, and they bump, just a bit.

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Thursdays @Pluto: Charon in living color. - Robert - 10/1/2015 8:47:06 PM
- do the bump - podrock - 10/4/2015 2:43:52 AM
  - I don't think so. - ER - 10/4/2015 3:30:54 AM
    - A fender bender. - podrock - 10/4/2015 4:02:41 AM
      - A second chance - Robert - 10/4/2015 4:16:02 PM
        
        Blithe Certainty? Thufferin' Thuccotash! - ER - 10/4/2015 5:12:29 PM
        
        another reason - ER - 10/4/2015 5:16:54 PM
      - Tidal disruption - ER - 10/4/2015 1:34:23 PM
        
        PS - ER - 10/4/2015 2:06:25 PM

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