A big hello to the New Horizons crew! You guys rock, sending a machine 2.9 billion miles away is an AMAZING feat. This is one of the last major objects to be studied in our solar system, and YOU are doing it!
I do have a few questions for you, this is an IAMA after all!
1) What is the most interesting/shocking/surprising thing you have learned about Pluto and its moons so far?
2) What are you expecting from the data in the coming months?
3) I heard that New Horizons arrived at its destination 72 seconds early. How hard was it to get this close to the targeted time after 10 years, and will this change anything?
4) Have any problems occured at this point, and how did you tackle them?
And finally:
5) Will you be able to study the composition of Pluto's moons closely, and what do you think they'll be made of?
I'm sure the excitement of the New Horizons team is lightyears ahead of mine, and I hope everyone has a nice week without too many hiccups.
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A big hello to the New Horizons crew! You guys rock, sending a machine 2.9 billion miles away is an AMAZING feat. This is one of the last major objects to be studied in our solar system, and YOU are doing it! I do have a few questions for you, this is an IAMA after all!
1) What is the most interesting/shocking/surprising thing you have learned about Pluto and its moons so far?
2) What are you expecting from the data in the coming months?
3) I heard that New Horizons arrived at its destination 72 seconds early. How hard was it to get this close to the targeted time after 10 years, and will this change anything?
4) Have any problems occured at this point, and how did you tackle them?
And finally:
5) Will you be able to study the composition of Pluto's moons closely, and what do you think they'll be made of?
I'm sure the excitement of the New Horizons team is lightyears ahead of mine, and I hope everyone has a nice week without too many hiccups.
"To infinity... and beyond!" -Buzz Lightyear
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