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English: A composite of two images taken by New Horizons' high-resolution Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), which provides the best indication of Ultima Thule's size and shape so far. Preliminary measurements of this Kuiper Belt object suggest it is approximately 20 miles long by 10 miles wide (32 kilometers by 16 kilometers).
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Author National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
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  • An artist's impression illustrates one possible appearance of Ultima Thule, based on the actual image. The direction of Ultima's spin axis is indicated by the arrows.
    An artist's impression illustrates one possible appearance of Ultima Thule, based on the actual image. The direction of Ultima's spin axis is indicated by the arrows.

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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