This week's haiku was crafted by the Editor and his cousin Rowan!
Friday, March 13th.
Pluto:
Clyde Tombaugh’s triumph!
The
planet with heart! 💙
In this digital image by the Editor, we see the surface of Pluto at sunset. Pluto's largest moon, Charon, is above the western horizon in a waxing crescent phase. The haiku refers to a large heart-shaped formation on the planet's surface known as Tombaugh Regio; it was named after Clyde Tombaugh, a son of Illinois who discovered Pluto on March 13, 1930, which is recognized as Pluto Planet Day in Illinois. (The Editor met Clyde Tombaugh's grand-nephew 25 years ago on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana.)
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