  The first exploration of Pluto was motivated by (i) the many intriguing
aspects of this body, its atmosphere, and its giant impact binary-planet
formation; as well as (ii) the scientific desire to initiate the reconnaissance
of the newly-discovered population of dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt. That
exploration took place in the form of a single spacecraft flyby that yielded an
impressive array of exciting results that have transformed our understanding of
this world and its satellites, and which opened our eyes to the exciting nature
of the dwarf planet population of the Kuiper Belt. From Pluto's five-object
satellite system, to its hydrocarbon haze-laden atmosphere, to its variegated
distribution of surface volatiles, to its wide array of geologic expressions
that include extensive glaciation and suspected cryovolcanoes, plus the
tantalizing possibility of an interior ocean, the Pluto system has proven to be
as complex as larger terrestrial bodies like Mars, and it begs for future
exploration. Owing to Pluto's high obliquity (and consequently, current-epoch
southern hemisphere polar winter darkness) and the single spacecraft nature of
the New Horizons flyby, only about 40% of Pluto and its binary satellite,
Charon, could be mapped at high pixel scales (better than 10 km/pix).
Additionally, due to their distances from New Horizons at closest approach,
none of Pluto's small moons could be studied at high resolution during the
flyby. Furthermore, studies of the time variability of atmospheric, geologic,
and surface-atmosphere interactions cannot be practically made by additional
flybys, and they cannot be made from Earth-based observations. We find that
these limitations, combined with Pluto's many important, open scientific
questions, strongly motivate a Pluto System follow on orbiter mission.
