Almost nine and a half years for the automatic interplanetary station NASA «New Horizons» (New Horizons), in order to achieve its main goal – the dwarf planet Pluto in a remote corner of the solar system. July 14, 2015 from a distance of 4.9 billion kilometers “Horizons” delivered to Earth the first clear picture of the planet. After transferring all data about Pluto and its moon Charon natural unit will continue to explore other Kuiper Belt objects – large clusters of small celestial bodies on the outskirts of the solar system. Complete the mission “New Horizons” is designed for 20 years and will cost US taxpayers more than $ 700 million
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