This event has passed. It took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
Monthly Meeting
Public
Beyond Pluto to Ultima Thule
Presenter: Bill Higgins
Famed for its 2015 flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft was designed to go further. At its launch in 2006, however, no suitable target was known; only in 2014 did searchers find a small, icy object within reach of the post-Pluto mission.
A race to learn as much as possible about it culminated in an encounter with Object 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule.
A race to learn as much as possible about it culminated in an encounter with Object 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule.
As always, the public will be welcome to attend, free of charge.
This event is open to the public and free of charge.