On New Year's Eve 2018, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past Ultima Thule at about a third of the distance it flew by Pluto some years ago. So it should be able to get some detailed photographs, but the closing speed is rather high? What scientific observations will be done during the flypast?

Is it a case of a couple of snaps, assuming the camera is pointed correctly? Or is there more that can be done? Any other instruments that will get useful data?

On New Year's Eve 2018, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) at about a third of the distance it flew by Pluto some years ago. So it should be able to get some detailed photographs, but the closing speed is rather high. What scientific observations will be done during the flyby?

Is it a case of a couple of snaps, assuming the camera is pointed correctly? Or is there more that can be done? Any other instruments that will get useful data?

On New Year's Eve 2018, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past Ultima Thule At about a third of the distance it flew by Pluto the years ago so should get some detailed photographs, but the closing speed is rather high so in reality, how much science can actually be done during the flypast?

Is it a case of a couple of snaps, assuming the camera is pointed correctly? Or is there more that can be done? Any other instruments that will get useful data?

On New Year's Eve 2018, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past Ultima Thule at about a third of the distance it flew by Pluto some years ago. So it should be able to get some detailed photographs, but the closing speed is rather high? What scientific observations will be done during the flypast?

Is it a case of a couple of snaps, assuming the camera is pointed correctly? Or is there more that can be done? Any other instruments that will get useful data?