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The solar system on July 30, 2010

The solar system on July 30, 2010
The solar system on July 30, 2010 On July 30, 2010, when New Horizons imaged Neptune and Triton, Neptune was 23 astronomical units from the spacecraft. All the other planets except Uranus, as well as Pluto and every asteroid in the mail belt, were closer to New Horizons at the time! NASA / JPL-Caltech / Solar System Simulator (David Seal)