Dwarf Planet Pluto appears assumed greater than ever. That’s New Horizons spacecraft, which is en route to the dwarf planet set. Pluto appears to have a diameter of 2,370 kilometers, which is slightly higher than was assumed.
It is the first time since the discovery of Pluto in 1930 that the size of the object can be recorded. The planet was too far from Earth to do that with any certainty
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Scientists have now the US space agency NASA planet the size determined on the basis of information provided by New Horizons on his way to the dwarf planet and this afternoon skims along.
Ten years
> New Horizons has been underway for almost a decade. He should make it clear in the coming months how Pluto and its moons look like and what they are made of. He must also find out whether there might still turn around objects that were not discovered.
This afternoon around 13:49 hours Dutch time, the New Horizons closest to Pluto. The distance is about 12,500 kilometers. When everything is over, the New Horizons sends confirmation pictures to Earth. Which only come tonight at Mission Control.
This afternoon, NASA holds a press conference at 13:00 on the spacecraft. Which can be followed directly here.
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