Timeline for New Horizons Pluto encounter (Australian times)

The following are times for the New Horizons encounter with Pluto.

Times shown are Australian Eastern Standard Time

Tuesday July 14th

9:50PM: Spacecraft Closest aproach to Pluto at 12,500KM

10:04PM: Closest aproach to Charon at 28,800KM

10:51PM: New Horizons passes through Pluto’s shadow measuring its atmosphere (if any)

Wednesday July 15:

12:18AM: Spacecraft passes through Charon’s shadow

11:02PM: Reacquire spacecraft signal post encounter

Thursday July 16:

Begin transmission of data from the spacecraft to Earth

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