NewHorizons_Pluto

Yes it was true color! - Jillian

What a great question! I remember holding my newborn son as the first Cassini radar data of Titan was downlinked in the middle of the night. The next big mission that can "grow up" with your daughter is the Europa mission. This mission will investigate if Europa and its huge global ocean is habitable. Take her to the launch in the early 2020's when she is ~8 years old, then watch the data come in with her when she is a young teenager. - Curt

Yes, we tried to get it as close to real color as possible :). We combine the wavelengths that we have and translate it into what the human eye would see. ~Kelsi

It's hard to make direct comparisons because the way the public can interact with the missions is so different now. Does live coverage of an event on national TV in the 1960's equate with websites and twitter feeds updating minute by minute? What I really love about our planetary science missions is that the public can ride along with us, and we want you to join us. These missions are YOUR missions. - Curt

Unfortunately, the LORRI camera is extremely sensitive, and looking back towards Earth would have the sun in the field of view and blow the instrument out. Voyager was able to do this because the instruments were on a platform that could move, and the engineers could orient it such that Voyager's dish acted as a sunshield. --SJR