National Geographic – Destination Pluto
Spacecraft Will Reach Pluto in July, Revealing Last Face in Solar System
After almost a decade in flight, New Horizons is approaching the enigmatic dwarf planet. What it will find there is anybody’s guess.
By mid-July NASA’s vehicle will have traveled over three billion miles and will pass within 8,000 miles of Pluto, illustrated here with Charon, the largest of its five known moons.