Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Ultima Thule Rotation Gif
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 4, 2019 is “Ultima Thule Rotation Gif,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins University APL , Southwest Research Institute. The original explanation runs about 116 words.
From the explanation
“Ultima Thule is the most distant world explored by a spacecraft from Earth. 5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the New Horizons spacecraft captured these two frames 38 minutes apart as it sped toward the Kuiper belt world on January 1 at 51,000 kilometers per hour.”
— APOD editors, January 4, 2019
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- January 4, 2019
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins University APL , Southwest Research Institute
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 116 words