What do you think will happen after New Horizons reaches Pluto?

Question

What if Pluto is larger than we thought?

Answer 1

The disk of pluto has been resolved (seen as a disk, not just a point) in Hubble imagery. Can't be much bigger than we expect. (The little fuzzy balls are the images, the bigger ones are digital reconstructions of the surface).
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The more exciting question is where New Horizons will go AFTER Pluto. The current plan calls for New Horizons to swing past one or more as yet unamed Kuiper Belt Objects. The mission is designed so that the decision can be made years from now when more objects are discovered and we know a bit more about them all.

Answer 2

We here at the observatory where I work have been discussing it . I think we will finally see exactly what Pluto looks like, what kind of landscape it has , What kind of atmosphere it will have. They will be taking readings & sending it to Earth. What temprature it is and if it really is as cold as they think . It will open up new windows on what we know about the Oort cloud too ! Pictures fro the first time of the Oort cloud since it is located in it . That would be fascinating!

Some Astronomers here have a bet that they will find it is a planet after all and have to reclassify it as a planet! That would be hillarous.


I think it will be an amazing adventure seeing it for the first time up close .

Answer 3

It will take pictures as it flies by. If it finds Pluto to be REALLY big, I suppose it could induce the IAU to make it a planet again, but we know the size pretty well already. I would be extremely surprised if New Horizons found it to be bigger that what we think it is now.

Answer 4

there will be a huge explosion strong enough to destroy earth

lucky we are far,far far away from there