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Which spacecraft was the first to explore Pluto up close?

New Horizons, which flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015.

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  1. Voyager 2
  2. Cassini
  3. New Horizons ✔

Why: NASA's New Horizons flew past Pluto and its moons on July 14, 2015. It sent back the first close-up pictures of the dwarf planet.

Huh, didn't know that: New Horizons kept going after Pluto to explore the icy Kuiper Belt beyond it.

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Why did New Horizons visit Pluto? It wanted to say there are no hard feelings about the planet thing.
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Answer: New Horizons. NASA's New Horizons flew past Pluto and its moons on July 14, 2015. It sent back the first close-up pictures of the dwarf planet.

  1. NASA Science, New Horizons science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons
    The first spacecraft to explore Pluto up close, flying by the dwarf planet and its moons in 2015.
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