Today New Horizons volition brand its closest flyby of the planet Pluto. During the flyby it volition hold upward capturing novel imagery as well as information from the minor-planet. New Horizons volition piece of job yesteryear Pluto at only 12,500 km from the surface. If all goes good New Horizons should contact basis ane time to a greater extent than at 01:53 BST.
NASA's current best map of Pluto is available equally a kmz download, which tin hold upward viewed inwards Google Earth. This map was created final calendar week from images taken yesteryear New Horizons. H5N1 full-frame motion-picture demo of Pluto was likewise captured yesterday.
The images of Pluto captured today volition hold upward at a fraction of a kilometer per pixel. However Pluto is to a greater extent than than 4.5 billion km away from Earth. This agency that it volition receive got sixteen months to shipping dorsum every slice of information captured from New Horizons' flyby of Pluto. Because of their high scientific discipline value (and due to high populace interest) the commencement high-resolution pictures of Pluto should hold upward downlinked tomorrow.
The residual of the epitome information from New Horizons volition get down to hold upward downlinked inwards September. It volition thus receive got 10 weeks to download the total information set. This agency nosotros may receive got to hold back until the halt of Nov to encounter the best maps of Pluto.
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