Abstract
In 2006, a spacecraft the size of an industrial fridge was launched on a remarkable mission: to zoom past the ninth planet in our solar system and show us its face for the first time.
The New Horizons mission caught the imagination of the world for a couple of epic weeks in July2015 as it drew close to Pluto and sent back the first images of the surface. But as the spacecraft continues its journey beyond the formerly elusive and controversial planet and on to the Kuiper Belt, I've been thinking about what this means from an archaeological perspective.
The New Horizons mission caught the imagination of the world for a couple of epic weeks in July2015 as it drew close to Pluto and sent back the first images of the surface. But as the spacecraft continues its journey beyond the formerly elusive and controversial planet and on to the Kuiper Belt, I've been thinking about what this means from an archaeological perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 |
| Editors | Jo Chandler |
| Place of Publication | New South Wales |
| Publisher | NewSouth Books |
| Pages | 41-47 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781742242606, 9781742248059 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781742235035, 1742235034 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |