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Since Arrival at Arrokoth

1 January 2019, 05:33:00 UTC


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Distance from Arrokoth

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Mission Elapsed Time

Since 19 January 2006, 19:00:00 UTC

LORRI Images from the Arrokoth Encounter

LORRI Images from the Arrokoth Encounter

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Summiting the Solar System Documentary

Summiting the Solar System Documentary

Summiting the Solar System" is a story of exploration at its most ambitious and extreme. The feature-length documentary is debuting in December 2018, just before NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flies by a small Kuiper Belt Object known scientifically as 2014 MU69, but nicknamed "Arrokoth." »

Where is New Horizons?

Where is New Horizons?

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Activities for Kids

Activities for Kids

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Arrokoth Facts

Arrokoth Facts

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