Bugün öğrendim ki: Pluto'ya bir sonda göndermeye hazırlanırken, onu keşfeden gökbilimci Clyde Tombaugh adlı bir JPL bilimcisi, gezegenini ziyaret etmek için izin istedi. Tombaugh, hoş karşılandığını söyledi.
American astronomer, discoverer of Pluto (1906–1997) **Clyde William Tombaugh** (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American [astronomer](/wiki/Astronomer "Astronomer"). He discovered [Pluto](/wiki/Pluto "Pluto") in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the [Kuiper belt](/wiki/Kuiper_belt "Kuiper belt"). At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a [planet](/wiki/Planet "Planet"), but was reclassified as a [dwarf planet](/wiki/Dwarf_planet "Dwarf planet") in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many [ asteroids](/wiki/Asteroid "Asteroid"), and called for the serious scientific research of [unidentified flying objects](/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object "Unidentified flying object").