LONDON (Notimex) .- The New Horizons spacecraft, which travels at 30 000 kilometers per hour, is 18 million kilometers of Pluto and 13 days of his historic meeting with the enigmatic dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.
As we approach New Horizons made more detailed observations of the planet and, thanks to the instruments of probe, excited scientists have confirmed the presence of frozen methane on the surface of the distant star.
By now the journey of NASA spacecraft has passed without incident. Yesterday he made his final maneuver planned orientation.
New Horizons to reach Pluto on Tuesday 14, when it is expected to pass 15 kilometers from the surface at a speed of 32 000 kilometers per hour. Fourteen minutes later you’ll pass Charon.
The mission controllers changed the direction of the vehicle slightly, as it takes a height of 12,500 kilometers from the surface of Pluto. The probe must keep a well calculated to ensure that its 14 instruments to be deployed in time to make observations without precedent, since only have a chance to make way.
The ship began its journey in January 2006 .
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