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[[Science fiction]] author Larry Niven once speculated on an "earlier generation" race of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial beings]] that controlled the [[galaxy]] until it suffered mutual annihilation in a war with a revolting slave race. As part of that scenario, a member of that "slaver race" once had to make an emergency "landing" in a crippled spacecraft that could no longer brake to a safe approach speed. He then set a course for the [[earth]], bailed out of his ship, and left the ship's autopilot with orders to crash-land on Neptune. Instead of that happening, the ship struck a moon of Neptune hard enough to knock it out of orbit; that moon became known as Pluto.

[[Science fiction]] author Larry Niven once speculated on an "earlier generation" race of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial beings]] that controlled the [[galaxy]] until it suffered mutual annihilation in a war with a revolting slave race. As part of that scenario, a member of that "slaver race" once had to make an emergency "landing" in a crippled spacecraft that could no longer brake to a safe approach speed. He then set a course for the [[earth]], bailed out of his ship, and left the ship's autopilot with orders to crash-land on Neptune. Instead of that happening, the ship struck a moon of Neptune hard enough to knock it out of orbit; that moon became known as Pluto.

Shane Johnson (''[[Ice (novel)|Ice: The Greatest Truths Lie in the Deepest Shadows]]'') correctly guessed in 2002 that Pluto would not have existed before the Great Flood.

Shane Johnson (''[[Ice (novel)|Ice: The Greatest Truths Hide in the Deepest Shadows]]'') correctly guessed in 2002 that Pluto would not have existed before the Great Flood.

Pluto has also been a subject of speculation involving future efforts by humanity to colonize that body, efforts often complicated by the presence of extraterrestrial "campers" or even of pathogens, usually [[virus]]es, native to Pluto. None of that speculation can ever be tenable anymore, after the ''New Horizons'' mission.

Pluto has also been a subject of speculation involving future efforts by humanity to colonize that body, efforts often complicated by the presence of extraterrestrial "campers" or even of pathogens, usually [[virus]]es, native to Pluto. None of that speculation can ever be tenable anymore, after the ''New Horizons'' mission.