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Early image of Ultima Thule revealed, providing hints on its shape

January 1, 2019 Spaceflight Now

John Spencer, the New Horizons Deputy Project Scientist, reveals the first multi-pixel image of Ultima Thule which provide hints at its shape during a news conference at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.