DHAKA: July 14 is Bastille Day in France, but the whole world will be watching and waiting to find out if the New Horizons spacecraft successfully makes its long-awaited flyby of Pluto.

In honor of that interplanetary feat, Google has switched over to an adorable doodle that shows a cartoonish New Horizons zipping past the dwarf planet, reports theverge.com.

It’s a simple doodle by most standards, though two details stick out. First, the doodle simply shows the job that New Horizons set out to accomplish nine years ago.

Early on July 14, the spacecraft will zoom past Pluto, making scientific measurements and taking images along the way. Second, the cartoon approximation of Pluto boasts the same heart-shaped geographical feature that set the internet abuzz last week.

Fans of the French Revolution shouldn’t worry, because Google isn’t completely ignoring Bastille Day in the name of Pluto.

A separate doodle made specifically for the French holiday will be served up as well — but only to site visitors with a French IP address.

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