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>>7375421

The story so far:

2006 New Horizons is launched
2000-2015 Traveling at 16-20 km/s through space
April 9 First image of Pluto at better resolution than Hubble. The first surface feature of Pluto is detected, a white patch at the pole.
June 22 Images are taken of one full rotation of Pluto, one side is significantly darker than the other. All moons are visible. Colour images show Pluto to be distinctly red/brown while Charon is grey.
July 1 Higher resolution images show a row of regularly spaced, mysterious dark patches.
July 4 An anomaly interrupts communications.
July 5 New Horizons operational after tuning it off and back on again.

Only 8 days to go til closest reproach! Then it's off to the Kuiper belt.

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>>7375402

The story so far:

<span class="math">\textbf{2006}[/spoiler] New Horizons is launched
<span class="math">\textbf{2000-2015}[/spoiler] Traveling at 16-20 km/s through space
<span class="math">\textbf{April 9}[/spoiler] First image of Pluto at better resolution than Hubble. The first surface feature of Pluto is detected, a white patch at the pole.
<span class="math">\textbf{June 22}[/spoiler] Images are taken of one full rotation of Pluto, one side is significantly darker than the other. All moons are visible. Colour images show Pluto to be distinctly red/brown while Charon is grey.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 1}[/spoiler] Higher resolution images show a row of regularly spaced, mysterious dark patches.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 4}[/spoiler] An anomaly interrupts communications.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 5}[/spoiler] New Horizons operational after tuning it off and back on again.

Only 8 days to go til closest reproach! Then it's off to the Kuiper belt.