By Astrophilatelie Martin
7 years ago July 14, 2015 New Horizons fly over Pluto and Charon...
On January 19, 2006, the US probe New Horizons (478 kg) was launched from Cape Canaveral by an Atlas V-551 rocket. It flies over Pluto and its satellites on July 14, 2015 from 11,095 km away. The results of the New Horizons mission have completely upset knowledge about Pluto and its satellites. Extensive geology data, as well as surface and atmosphere composition, has been collected. They have shown that, contrary to popular assumptions, Pluto has been very active geologically since its creation. The dwarf planet presents a particularly rich array of atmospheric phenomena and geological formations, which rival Mars in diversity.
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