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Third Stage Separation
(MPG, 2M)
Slow-motion view of New Horizons separating from the Boeing STAR-48B third-stage kick motor that provides the final push on the path to Pluto. |
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Leaving Earth
(MPG, 2M)
New Horizons leaves Earth after separation from its launch vehicle. |
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Jupiter Flyby
(MPG, 3M)
New Horizons speeds through the Jupiter system, getting a gravity boost toward Pluto. |
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Instrument Scanning
(MPG, 3.5M)
The New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) instrument scans Pluto's surface. |
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Pluto-Charon Flyby
(MPG, 5M)
Animation of the New Horizons spacecraft as it trains science instruments on Pluto, then on Charon. The spacecraft would send and receive signals through its large (nearly 7-foot-diameter) dish antenna. |
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KBO Scene
(MPG, 3M)
As part of a possible extended mission, New Horizons encounters an ancient, icy, rocky object in the Kuiper Belt. |
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