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Exploration of Pluto
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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute (JHUAPL/SwRI)New Horizons
This proposed Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission launched in 2006. It will reach Pluto by 2015, and could explore the Kuiper Belt by 2026. The Kuiper Belt is a region beyond the orbit of Neptune that contains numerous icy objects.
More about New Horizons
What Is A Planet? || Pluto Facts || Pluto's Orbit || Pluto & Charon || Pluto & Charon Imagery || Exploration of Pluto
The Other Dwarf Planets || Pluto Home©National Air and Space Museum
