Ultima Thule in 3-D: New Horizons team uses stereo imaging to examine Kuiper Belt object's features
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
Cross your eyes and break out the 3-D glasses! NASA's New Horizons team has created new stereo views of the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule – the target of the New Horizons spacecraft's historic New Year's 2019 flyby, four billion miles from Earth – and the images are as cool and captivating as they are scientifically valuable.