Overview of the New Horizons Science Payload
H. A. Weaver, W. C. Gibson, M. B. Tapley, L. A. Young, S. A. Stern

TL;DR
The paper reviews the design and capabilities of the New Horizons spacecraft's science payload, detailing seven instruments used for diverse planetary and heliospheric measurements during its mission to Pluto.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the payload instruments, highlighting their technical specifications and scientific roles in the mission.
Findings
Seven instruments with specialized functions are onboard.
The payload enables diverse scientific investigations at Pluto.
Instruments are designed for low power and high sensitivity.
Abstract
The New Horizons mission was launched on 2006 January 19, and the spacecraft is heading for a flyby encounter with the Pluto system in the summer of 2015. The challenges associated with sending a spacecraft to Pluto in less than 10 years and performing an ambitious suite of scientific investigations at such large heliocentric distances (> 32 AU) are formidable and required the development of lightweight, low power, and highly sensitive instruments. This paper provides an overview of the New Horizons science payload, which is comprised of seven instruments. Alice provides spatially resolved ultraviolet spectroscopy. The Ralph instrument has two components: the Multicolor Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC), which performs panchromatic and color imaging, and the Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA), which provides near-infrared spectroscopic mapping capabilities. The Radio Experiment…
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