Astrophotos of the Month June 2015 CFAS Astrophoto of the Month Copyright NASA Hubble Composite of Pluto CFAS Astrophoto of the Month CFAS Astrophoto of the Month Pluto Charon orbits ID: 363122
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CFAS Astrophotos of the Month
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CFAS Astrophoto of the MonthCopyright: NASASlide3
Hubble Composite of PlutoSlide4
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Pluto Charon orbitsSlide7
Pluto & Charon Locked orbitsSlide8
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Moon orbitsSlide10
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Ralph: Visible and infrared imager/spectrometer; provides color, composition and thermal maps.Alice: Ultraviolet imaging spectrometer; analyzes composition and structure of Pluto's atmosphere and looks for atmospheres around Charon and Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs).REX: (Radio Science EXperiment) Measures atmospheric composition and temperature; passive radiometer.LORRI: (Long Range Reconnaissance Imager) telescopic camera; obtains encounter data at long distances, maps Pluto's farside and provides high resolution geologic data.SWAP: (Solar Wind Around Pluto) Solar wind and plasma spectrometer; measures atmospheric "escape rate" and observes Pluto's interaction with solar wind.
PEPSSI: (Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation) Energetic particle spectrometer; measures the composition and density of plasma (ions) escaping from Pluto's atmosphere.SDC: (Student Dust Counter) Built and operated by students; measures the space dust peppering New Horizons during its voyage across the solar system.Slide14
New Horizon ScheduleJune 2015 Last full Pluto system "family portraits" (from LORRI) expected; Approach Phase 3 begins; optical navigation (OpNav) campaign 3July 12-13, 2015: Last critical pre-flyby data sent back to Earth (P-2 and P-1 days)July 13-15 : Near Encounter Phase . No transmissions to earth.July 14, 2015 : Closest approach to Pluto. 7 hour flyby to collect most data.July 15, 2015 : First post-flyby data returned (P+1) Departure Phase 1 beginsSeptember 15, 2015: Begin data transmission of compressed data.November 16, 2016: All data received.Slide15
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