The New Horizons mission was designed to gather information on properties, geology, interior, and atmospheres of Pluto and its moon Charon. Click "View Image Feature" below to learn more.
The New Horizons mission was designed to gather information on properties, geology, interior, and atmospheres of Pluto and its moon Charon. It will now proceed on to other celestial bodies, especially those within the Kuiper Belt, at the edge of our solar system.
The Deep Space Network provides communication and tracking services to New Horizons through its 70 meter antennas and arrays of 34 meter antennas.