Full Resolution Back at home the next morning, my son Finn enjoys a gift from Brian May: 3D shots of the solar system. The next set will no doubt feature his work on helping to visualize the Arrokoth encounter in 3D -- a real contribution to the science we did.
Tod Lauer's thoughts on 'Bri,' writing just after encounter: "The flip side of it is that it was clear that he was genuinely interested in being there as a scientist. He came in right when we got our first look [on Arrokoth], and then had to have a quick read and analysis for a press briefing. In that case we were all in our professional mode and he hung with us quietly absorbing what was going on. I was focused on the particular image processing I needed to get done (like NOW, please!), but in the middle a postdoc called out that he needed help from someone to help with stereo imaging, and I just told him, "Brian can help with that," pointed him at May and forgot about it until I looked around a bit later and spotted them working together."
