Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
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| gptkbp:aired_on |
12,500 kilometers from Pluto
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| gptkbp:budget |
approximately $700 million
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| gptkbp:communication |
gptkb:X-band_radio
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| gptkbp:current_status |
operational
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| gptkbp:data_transmission_end_date |
October 2016
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| gptkbp:data_transmission_start_date |
September 2015
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| gptkbp:first_flyby_date |
July 14, 2015
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NASA's New Horizons
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| gptkbp:impact |
new insights into planetary formation
enhanced understanding of dwarf planets increased interest in Kuiper Belt research influence on future missions to outer solar system |
| gptkbp:is_a_destination_for |
gptkb:Pluto
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| gptkbp:launch_date |
January 19, 2006
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| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
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| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Atlas_V_551
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| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:mission_duration |
over 15 years
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| gptkbp:mission_type |
flyby
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
evidence of geological activity on Pluto
discovery of Pluto's atmosphere detection of ice mountains on Pluto Pluto's heart-shaped glacier, Sputnik Planitia Pluto's moons Charon, Nix, and Hydra |
| gptkbp:objective |
study Pluto and its moons
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| gptkbp:orbital_period |
not applicable
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| gptkbp:power_source |
radioisotope thermoelectric generator
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| gptkbp:primary_mission |
Kuiper Belt exploration
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| gptkbp:scientific_goals |
understand the formation of the solar system
explore the Kuiper Belt characterize the geology of Pluto investigate the moons of Pluto study the atmosphere of Pluto |
| gptkbp:scientific_instruments |
gptkb:Alice
gptkb:LORRI gptkb:Ralph SWAP REX PEPSSI SDC |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
first spacecraft to visit Pluto
Pluto flyby Kuiper Belt object flyby completion of primary mission extended mission announcement |
| gptkbp:speed |
approximately 14 kilometers per second
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| gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Alan_Stern
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| gptkbp:weight |
478 kilograms
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tombaugh_Regio
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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