(486958) 2014 MU69 is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper belt, the target of the New Horizons spacecraft after its flyby of Pluto. It was originally nicknamed Ultima Thule and now has been officially renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan and Algonquian languages by NASA.
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Will there be back-side photos of Ultima Thule?
I understand the reason we're only getting data slowly from New Horizons, but I was wondering ... did the probe flip around to get hi-resolution photos of the back side of Ultima Thule as it passed? If so, I know it will be a while before the data…
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