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    In the Shadows of Pluto and Charon

    occultations of Pluto and Charon

    Today's post is written by Josh Kammer, a New Horizons postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado. Josh came to SwRI directly after his PhD in planetary science from Caltech; his undergrad work in chemistry was at Texas A&M. Josh's work on New Horizons focuses on analysis of ultraviolet spectra acquired …

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    A Planet for All Seasons

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    Today's post is written by one of the early career members of the New Horizons Science Team. Alissa Earle is a graduate student in Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on the long-term seasonal variations that may be affecting what we see on Pluto's surface. Pluto's diverse surface, typified by …

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    The Impact of Craters

    Pluto

    Hello! It's Kelsi Singer again from the New Horizons science team to talk about one of my favorite planetary geologic features –impact craters. They may just look like holes in the ground, but amazingly, craters can give us all sorts of useful clues to a planet's history. There are many ways scientists investigate a planet …

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    Pluto’s Small Moons Nix and Hydra

    Pluto schematic

    Today's post is written by Simon Porter, a New Horizons postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Simon's work focuses on the small satellites of Pluto. This week's beautiful Charon images remind us that Pluto is not just one body; it's a whole system of worlds. Pluto and its largest moon Charon …

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