Science and Exploration

New Horizons Arrives at Pluto

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
July 14, 2015
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New Horizons Arrives at Pluto
Celebration - New Horizons Arrives at Pluto.
NASA

At approximately 7:49 a.m. on July 14, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to be as close as it will get to Pluto, approximately 7,800 miles (12,500 kilometers) above the surface. This historic moment is part of NASA’s coverage of New Horizons’ nine year, three billion mile journey to the Pluto system to gather data about Pluto and its moons.

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