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The New Horizons Pluto flyby LORRI data set

The New Horizons Pluto flyby LORRI data set
The New Horizons Pluto flyby LORRI data set In the two weeks surrounding New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, only 1% of the science data that it acquired were downlinked to Earth. NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla

Here is the original simulation using Voyager views to stand in for LORRI images, made before the Pluto flyby.

Simulation of the New Horizons Pluto flyby LORRI data set
Simulation of the New Horizons Pluto flyby LORRI data set In the two weeks surrounding New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, only 1% of the science data that it acquires will be downlinked to Earth. This chart uses Voyager images of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons to stand in for the images that New Horizons' highest-resolution camera, LORRI, is expected to downlink in the summer of 2015. Visit planetary.org/plutodata for futher explanation.Image: Voyager images: NASA/JPL. Chart by Emily Lakdawalla.

Here are incrementally updated versions of the image, most recent first:

New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 20, 2015
New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 20, 2015 Visit this page for the most recent version.Image: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla
New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 17, 2015
New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 17, 2015 Visit this page for the most recent version.Image: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla
New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 11, 2015
New Horizons Pluto flyby data set as of July 11, 2015 Visit this page for the most recent version.Image: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla