Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:transept
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gptkbp:atmosphere |
no significant atmosphere detected
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gptkbp:average_temperature |
approximately 30 K
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gptkbp:body_shape |
gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:collaboration |
NASA and various scientific institutions
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gptkbp:color |
reddish color
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gptkbp:community |
widely studied by astronomers and planetary scientists
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gptkbp:composed_by |
rocky and icy material
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gptkbp:data_transmission |
data transmitted back to Earth after flyby
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gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 33 kilometers
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:New_Horizons
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gptkbp:discovery |
observations from Earth and New Horizons
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gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:2014
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
January 1, 2019
approximately 6.5 billion kilometers |
gptkbp:flyby_mission |
gptkb:New_Horizons
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gptkbp:future_prospects |
ongoing analysis of data collected
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gptkbp:geological_features |
evidence of past geological activity
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gptkbp:has_color |
reddish-brown color
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
first object visited by a spacecraft in the Kuiper Belt
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2020 MU69 (Arrokoth)
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gptkbp:impact |
enhanced understanding of Kuiper Belt objects
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gptkbp:is_explored_in |
gptkb:2019
explored by New Horizons part of the New Horizons mission |
gptkbp:light_requirement |
low albedo
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
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gptkbp:mass |
approximately 4.5 x 10^18 kg
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gptkbp:name |
gptkb:Arrokoth
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
low orbital inclination
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gptkbp:orbital_period |
approximately 298 years
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gptkbp:origin |
the Arrokoth region in the Powhatan language
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gptkbp:public_interest |
high public interest due to its unique characteristics
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gptkbp:publications |
multiple studies published post-flyby
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gptkbp:resolution |
high-resolution images obtained by New Horizons
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gptkbp:rotation_period |
approximately 15 hours
tilted rotation axis |
gptkbp:scientific_classification |
cold classical Kuiper Belt object
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gptkbp:scientific_goals |
understanding the formation of the solar system
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gptkbp:scientific_instruments |
Ralph, LORRI, and other instruments
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gptkbp:significance |
provides insight into the early solar system
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gptkbp:size |
smaller than Pluto
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gptkbp:storage |
obtained during the flyby
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gptkbp:surface |
water ice and organic compounds
pitted and smooth regions possibly billions of years old |
gptkbp:title_held |
originally designated as 2014 MU69
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_New_Horizons
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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