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Pluto-cracy

01 Across The Void

02 Approaching The Kuiper Belt

03 In The Belt

04 Hydra

05 Kerberos

06 Nix

07 Styx

08 Charon

09 Pluto

This collection was done in 2015, initially when the space probe investigating Pluto approached the dwarf planet and was in the news.   It was inspired by the long journey through the empty void and attempts to convey musiclally its various elements.   These include the emptiness of space, the belts of asteroid-like objects, the small mis-shapen moons and Pluto itself.   The title "Pluto-cracy", sort of a bad pun, could also have a double meaning.   A "plutocracy" is a government by the wealthy, and space exploration is costly to any that attempt it.   But its value to science make it worthwhile.

Above is an enhanced image of Pluto (foreground) and the moon Charon (left, background).   

 

Source: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/images/index.html?id=371389

10 The Void Beyond

11 The Ort Cloud

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