New Horizons will focus on the Kuiper Belt object, hoping to return images that have a best resolution of about 30m per pixel. The first of these should come back to Earth a couple of days after closest approach, which currently is timed to occur on Jan. 1, 2019. "Using New Horizons suite of seven instruments, we’ll be characterizing the geology and morphology of the surface, looking to see whether there are any craters. We certainly expect to see craters," explained team member Anne Verbiscer from the University of Virginia.