New Horizons Kuiper Belt Flyby Object Officially Named 'Arrokoth' | NASA

New Horizons Kuiper Belt Flyby Object Officially Named 'Arrokoth' | NASA

Meet Arrokoth

Arrokoth: A Native American term meaning “sky” in the Powhatan/Algonquian language. With consent from Powhatan Tribal elders and representatives, it's now the official name for the Kuiper Belt object visited by our New Horizons spacecraft on New Year's 2019.

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