The New Horizons Kuiper Belt Extended Mission

The central objective of the New Horizons prime mission was to make the first exploration of Pluto and its system of moons. Following that, New Horizons has been approved for its first extended mission, which has the objectives of extensively studying the Kuiper Belt environment, observing numerous...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Space science reviews 2018-06, Vol.214 (4), p.1-23, Article 77
Hauptverfasser:	Stern, S. A., Weaver, H. A., Spencer, J. R., Elliott, H. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Astrophysics and Astroparticles Flyby missions Kuiper belt New Horizons mission Objectives Physics Physics and Astronomy Planetology Pluto Pluto (dwarf planet) Pluto satellites Space Exploration and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics Trans-Neptunian objects
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Zusammenfassung:	The central objective of the New Horizons prime mission was to make the first exploration of Pluto and its system of moons. Following that, New Horizons has been approved for its first extended mission, which has the objectives of extensively studying the Kuiper Belt environment, observing numerous Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) and Centaurs in unique ways, and making the first close flyby of the KBO 486958 2014 MU 69 . This review summarizes the objectives and plans for this approved mission extension, and briefly looks forward to potential objectives for subsequent extended missions by New Horizons.
ISSN:	0038-6308 1572-9672
DOI:	10.1007/s11214-018-0507-4