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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