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Old 14-07-2015, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese View Post
Yes there is a 9 hour delay from the time the probe starts sending data to the time it is received on Earth. There is a new image on twitter from early this morning. Lots of detail seen including some craters that are sharp.

Yes - it's nothing like the encounter with Neptune where
I remember live pictures coming back.

The data transfer rate is only 1Kbps -
that's 56 times slower than dial-up.
What a pity that they couldn't make a decent link.

We'll have to wait weeks or months for all the data.
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