exploration of Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/exploration_of_Kuiper_Belt_object_Arrokoth
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space exploration mission
gptkbp:Arrokoth_discoverer gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:Arrokoth_discovery_year 2014
gptkbp:Arrokoth_previous_designation gptkb:2014_MU69
gptkbp:Arrokoth_previous_nickname gptkb:Ultima_Thule
gptkbp:distance_from_Earth_at_flyby ~6.6 billion km
gptkbp:duration ongoing
gptkbp:first_close-up_images 2019-01-01
gptkbp:flyby_date 2019-01-01
gptkbp:goal analyze the composition of Arrokoth
study the environment of the Kuiper Belt
study the geology and morphology of Arrokoth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label exploration of Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth
gptkbp:launchDate 2006-01-19
gptkbp:mission_operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkbp:missionType flyby
gptkbp:scientific_instrument gptkb:Alice
gptkb:LORRI
gptkb:REX
gptkb:SDC
gptkb:Ralph
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkbp:target gptkb:Arrokoth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_New_Horizons_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6