Flying by in a maximum short distance from Pluto probe New Horizons donated to Earth sign of the success of the mission. The signal reached the control center in Maryland (USA) just before the hour. 3:00 am Wednesday – the AP news agency reported.
On the US space agency NASA (www.nasa.gov) you can also see pictures taken when approaching the probe to Pluto. With the approach of the probe to the planet image quality increased. Best Picture earlier this dwarf planet come from the Hubble Space Telescope. However, there are little spicy, reminiscent divided into pixels balls of light.
According to the NASA probe Pluto passed just over 12 thousand. km at a speed of 31 km / h. Programmed it so that passed the dwarf planet and began her research on the side more distant from Earth.
The first sign of the success of the mission was a 15-minute series of information provided to the mission control center at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland. Scientists so programmed instruments, New Horizons to gather up a large amount of data, and communication with Earth established only when the probe passes Pluto and its moons.
The official information about the success came 13 hours after the close-up probe to Pluto (which took place on Tuesday in the chair. 13:49). At the moment, mission controllers waited with great anticipation – probe signal he had to overcome the distance nearly 5 billion km.
– The probe is healthy – announced the mission operations director Alice Bowman, drowned out by the applause of colleagues gathered in the agency. – The probe is full of pictures. We can not wait – told reporters director. John NASA research Grunsfeld. – It’s a poignant moment in history – said Grunsfeld at an earlier press conference.
– We made it! Let us take compliments! – Echoed scientific leader of the New Horizons mission, Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder (Colorado state). – His great success today zainspirowaliśmy whole new generation of researchers, and now look discoveries yet to come – emphasized the head of NASA, Charles Bolden. “This is an historic victory for science and exploration. Once again raised the bar potential of humanity.”
Stephen Hawking, NASA congratulated possible approximation to the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto. Eminent scientist said he can not wait to see what will be discover through this journey. – Now, the solar system will become for us even more open, revealing the secrets of distant Pluto. The discovery of the New Horizons spacecraft may help us better understand how shaped our Solar System – Stephen Hawking said.
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The Tuesday flight He allowed the first such close encounter with Pluto. During the flight spacecraft took the pictures and gathering data through which scientists can determine the composition of the surface and atmosphere of the dwarf planet. There will also detailed maps of Pluto and its moon, Charon. The probe is also examining four small outer moons of Pluto named: Styx, Nix, and Hydra Kerberos.
The data provided so far by the New Horizons helped confirm that the diameter of Pluto is 2370 km, so it is approx. 80 km higher than estimated.
Experts point out that the passage of the probe next to Pluto is one of the key moments in the history of space exploration. This means that all the celestial bodies of the solar system, from Mercury after Pluto, they have released at least one visit to the probe.
New Horizons probe was launched from Earth in January 2006. In December 2014,., After the defeat of less than 5 billion kilometers, it was woken from hibernation and began preparing to fly near Pluto.
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