NASA obtained from New Horizons images edited video of flight automatic interplanetary station on the north-western part of the plateau and mountainous region Satellite Hillary. Sami images were obtained July 14, 2015 from a distance of 77 000 kilometers above the surface of the dwarf planet. This was reported on the NASA website.
The satellite Plateau got its name in honor of the first artificial satellite of the Earth and formed primarily icy plains. Exploring his planetary motion discovered ice on the surface of Pluto. Mountain region, Hillary was the third such area, the station, and was named in honor of one of the two first conquerors of Everest.
New Horizons Station at 14:49 Moscow time on 14 July 2015 at a speed of about 14 kilometers second closer to Pluto on the minimum distance – 12,500 kilometers. At this time came the bulk of the research activities. The mission of New Horizons is expected to complete in mid-2020s.
The main objective of the station New Horizons is the study of Pluto and its moon Charon. Scientific equipment installed on it, designed to collect data about the possible presence in the dwarf planet’s magnetosphere, the composition of its atmosphere and surface structure, as well as on cooperation with Charon.
to Lenta.ru
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