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   Rick Jones to All   
   just how "close" does New Horizons get t   
   18 Jan 06 19:12:18   
   
   From: rick.jones2@hp.com   
      
   So, much of the press coverage of the New Horizons probe is breathless   
   about how the probe will "pass the Moon in 9 hours."  Does the probe   
   actually go anywhere near the Moon, or should the press really be   
   saying that the probe will pass beyond the Moon's orbital distance in   
   9 hours?   
      
   rick jones   
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