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The New Horizons mission provides the first in situ reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper belt, arguably the last frontier of solar system exploration. This book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, and instruments in articles written by the scientists and engineers most closely involved. The New Horizons mission is expected to return unique observations and discoveries, which will revolutionize our understanding of the formation of the solar system. This volume is aimed at researchers and graduate students active in planetary science and space exploration, and all other potential users of data obtained by the instruments on board the New Horizons mission.

Charon (Satellite). --- Kuiper Belt. --- Planets --Exploration. --- Pluto (Dwarf planet). --- Planets --- Astronomy - General --- Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics --- Astrophysics --- Mechanical Engineering --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Exploration --- Space probes. --- Trans-Neptunian objects. --- New Horizons (Spacecraft) --- TNOs (Trans-Neptunian objects) --- Transneptunian objects --- Deep space probes --- Probes, Space --- Physics. --- Planetology. --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Cosmology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Space sciences. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Observations. --- Space vehicles --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Pluto (Dwarf planet) --- Charon (Satellite) --- Belt, Kuiper --- Edgeworth Belt --- Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt --- Trans-Neptunian Belt --- Pluto (Planet) --- Satellites