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| − | '''New Horizons''' is a NASA mission to explore [[Pluto]] and other distant objects in the Solar System. The spacecraft was launched in 2006. As of September 2008 it | + | '''New Horizons''' is a NASA mission to explore [[Pluto]] and other distant objects in the Solar System. The spacecraft was launched in 2006 and passed [[Jupiter]] in March 2007<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/news/nh_jupiter_oct09.html</ref>. As of September 2008 it has passed beyond [[Saturn|Saturn's]] orbit <ref>http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/mission/whereis_nh.php</ref>, and is expected to reach Pluto in 2015. |
| − | + | It is the first mission ever launched to explore Pluto. The mission's primary objectives are to study the structure of Pluto and its moon Charon, and learn about their soil and atmospheres. It will also study the [[Kuiper Belt]]. | |
| − | [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/ | + | == External Links == |
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| + | [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/Nasa - New Horizons Mission Page] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 14:09, September 18, 2008
New Horizons is a NASA mission to explore Pluto and other distant objects in the Solar System. The spacecraft was launched in 2006 and passed Jupiter in March 2007[1]. As of September 2008 it has passed beyond Saturn's orbit [2], and is expected to reach Pluto in 2015.
It is the first mission ever launched to explore Pluto. The mission's primary objectives are to study the structure of Pluto and its moon Charon, and learn about their soil and atmospheres. It will also study the Kuiper Belt.