IT'S FINALLY UPON US!!!! A flyby of Pluto!
What to expect:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...-horizons-probe-closes-historic-flyby-n390931
Dark spots they can't explain (and probably won't be able to on this trip because they're going to fly by the other side of the planet):
http://www.latimes.com/science/scie...ons-mysterious-dark-spots-20150711-story.html
How did it get there:
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/pluto-new-horizons/
Time for New Horizons to fly within 7,800 miles of Pluto. CRAZY to think that these are pretty much the best images we've had of Pluto before now:
History is here! I can't freaking wait.
What to expect:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...-horizons-probe-closes-historic-flyby-n390931
Dark spots they can't explain (and probably won't be able to on this trip because they're going to fly by the other side of the planet):
http://www.latimes.com/science/scie...ons-mysterious-dark-spots-20150711-story.html
How did it get there:
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/pluto-new-horizons/
Time for New Horizons to fly within 7,800 miles of Pluto. CRAZY to think that these are pretty much the best images we've had of Pluto before now:
History is here! I can't freaking wait.
