Phrases with «historic flyby»

The phrase "historic flyby" refers to a significant occasion when a spacecraft passes very close to, or goes around, a celestial object, like a planet or a moon. It is called historic because it is the first time or a very important event that is remembered in history. Full definition

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Sentences with «historic flyby»

During its historic flyby, the New Horizons spacecraft has not forgotten about Pluto's giant, airless moon Charon, which is 20 times closer to Pluto than the moon is to Earth. (sciencemag.org)
New Horizons has beamed home less than 2 percent of the data it collected during its historic flyby, and NASA has yet to release any images taken at or near closest approach, when the probe was just 7,800 miles (12,500 km) from Pluto's surface. (scientificamerican.com)
When New Horizons made its historic flyby of Pluto, it also studied the moons around the dwarf planet. (scientificamerican.com)
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Phrases with «historic flyby»

Sentences with «historic flyby»

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