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July 12th, 2018 | #1 |
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These New Maps of Pluto and Its Moon Charon Are the Most Detailed Yet
These New Maps of Pluto and Its Moon Charon Are the Most Detailed Yet By meticulously stitching together photos taken from two cameras aboard the New Horizons spacecraft, a team of scientists has compiled the most accurate maps of Pluto and Charon to date. We’ve seen photos and maps of Pluto and Charon before, but these maps now represent our best current understanding of the surface features and topology of these distant Kuiper Belt objects. https://gizmodo.com/these-new-maps-o...mos-1827552686 |
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NH only managed to get about 50 percent of Pluto's and Charon's surface since it was a fast flyby probe and not an orbiter. Doubtful there will be another mission to Pluto anytime soon, at least not in my lifetime, unfortunately. However, on January 1, 2019 NH will fly past another Kuiper Belt object, 2014 MU69 Ultima Thule, so we will get some more pictures of our solar system's boondocks.
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