Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
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| gptkbp:aired_on |
gptkb:Pluto
July 14, 2015 |
| gptkbp:analysis |
ongoing
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:NASA_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA_Glenn_Research_Center gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder gptkb:University_of_Maryland gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center gptkb:NASA_Space_Science_Data_Coordinated_Archive gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Institute_for_Space_Studies gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center |
| gptkbp:communication |
gptkb:NASA's_Deep_Space_Network
|
| gptkbp:current_status |
operational
|
| gptkbp:data_return |
over 50 gigabits
|
| gptkbp:data_transmission |
completed in 2016
|
| gptkbp:data_usage |
up to 1 kilobit per second
|
| gptkbp:discovery |
detected haze in Pluto's atmosphere
discovered mountains and ice plains on Pluto identified potential cryovolcanoes on Pluto mapped Pluto's surface composition observed Charon's surface features studied Pluto's atmosphere provided insights into KBOs |
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
over 7 billion kilometers
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 4.5 hours
|
| gptkbp:elevation |
over 1 billion kilometers from Earth
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New Horizons spacecraft
|
| gptkbp:impact |
enhanced understanding of dwarf planets
increased interest in Kuiper Belt exploration inspired future missions to outer solar system |
| gptkbp:instruments |
gptkb:Parker_Solar_Probe
gptkb:Alice gptkb:LORRI gptkb:Ralph SWAP REX |
| gptkbp:is_a_destination_for |
gptkb:Pluto
|
| gptkbp:launch_date |
January 19, 2006
|
| gptkbp:launch_mass |
approximately 478 kg
|
| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
|
| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Atlas_V_551
|
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:NASA
|
| gptkbp:mass |
478 kilograms
|
| gptkbp:mission |
extended mission
|
| gptkbp:mission_duration |
approximately 9 years
over 15 years |
| gptkbp:mission_type |
planetary exploration
|
| gptkbp:notable_work |
first close-up images of Pluto
discovery of five moons around Pluto evidence of geological activity on Pluto mapping of Pluto's surface features discovery of Pluto's atmosphere detection of a haze in Pluto's atmosphere detection of ice mountains on Pluto insights into the formation of the solar system study of Kuiper Belt composition |
| gptkbp:objective |
study Pluto and its moons
|
| gptkbp:operational_use |
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
|
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
not applicable (flyby mission)
|
| gptkbp:power_source |
radioisotope thermoelectric generator
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
up to 80 meters per pixel
|
| gptkbp:scientific_goals |
map surface composition of Pluto
understand the formation of the solar system explore the Kuiper Belt investigate the atmosphere of Pluto study the geology of Pluto analyze Pluto's atmosphere investigate Kuiper Belt study Charon's geology |
| gptkbp:scientific_instruments |
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:Alice gptkb:LORRI gptkb:Ralph gptkb:camera gptkb:spectrometer SWAP REX PEPSSI plasma spectrometer dust counter particle spectrometer |
| gptkbp:speed |
approximately 14 kilometers per second
|
| gptkbp:storage |
solid-state recorder
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:2020_Kuiper_Belt_Object_(KBO)
2020 Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) 2014 MU69 |
| gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Alan_Stern
|
| gptkbp:weight |
478 kilograms
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:NASA |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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