Alan Stern

The name Arrokoth reflects the inspiration of looking to the skies, and wondering about the stars and worlds beyond our own, that desire to learn is at the heart of the New Horizons mission, and were honored to join with the Powhatan community and people of Maryland in this celebration of discovery.

We're just learning that a lot of planets are small planets, and we didn't know that before, fact is, in planetary science, objects such as Pluto and the other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt are considered planets and called planets in everyday discourse in scientific meetings.