New Horizons

Summary

New Horizons is a flyby probe^[1]. It draws 7,294 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• New Horizons's instance of is recorded as flyby probe^[3].
• New Horizons is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[4].
• New Horizons was followed by Juno^[5].
• New Horizons's manufacturer is recorded as Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory^[6].
• New Horizons is part of New Frontiers program^[7].
• New Horizons's Commons category is recorded as New Horizons^[8].
• New Horizons's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 551^[9].
• New Horizons's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• New Horizons's powered by is recorded as GPHS-RTG^[11].
• New Horizons's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as January 19, 2006^[12].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as flyby^[14].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[15].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[16].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as flyby^[17].
• New Horizons's official website is recorded as http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/^[18].
• New Horizons's official website is recorded as https://newhorizons.jhuapl.edu/^[19].
• New Horizons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Horizons^[20].
• New Horizons's Commons gallery is recorded as New Horizons^[21].
• New Horizons's launch contractor is recorded as International Launch Services^[22].
• New Horizons's space tug is recorded as Star 48^[23].
• New Horizons's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Ralph^[24].
• New Horizons's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Alice^[25].
• New Horizons's carries scientific instrument is recorded as REX^[26].
• New Horizons's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Long Range Reconnaissance Imager^[27].

Why It Matters

New Horizons draws 7,294 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of 2011 HM102^[30], an asteroid^[31]; Nasreddin Crater^[32], an impact crater^[33]; and Ripley^[34], an impact crater^[35].

FAQs

What did New Horizons discover?

New Horizons is credited as discoverer of 2011 HM102^[30], Nasreddin Crater^[32], and Ripley^[34].