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Pluto Revealed - First Results from NASA's New Horizons Fly-By Mission

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Explore the groundbreaking findings from NASA's New Horizons mission in this one-hour lecture by Dr. Kimberly Ennico from NASA's Ames Research Center. Delve into the historic first fly-by of Pluto, which occurred on July 14, 2015, after a 9.5-year journey across the solar system. Learn about the spacecraft's collection of imagery, spectra, and in-situ particle data, providing unprecedented insights into the dwarf planet and its system of moons. Gain a deeper understanding of this milestone in space exploration and the revelations it brought about Pluto's characteristics and composition.

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Dr. Kimberly Ennico, NASA’s Ames Research Center


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