New Horizons~Pluto 2015

New Horizons is the first spacecraft to go beyond Saturn's orbit. One of many destinations is Pluto and its projected orbit crossing date is July 14, 2015. The spacecraft carries seven scientific instruments that will be used to measure gas composition,temperature and atmospheric composition, mapping surface structure, and a plasma-sensing instrument that will be used to measure particles escaping from Pluto's atmosphere, dust impacts, solar wind, and search for a magnetosphere around Pluto.