Pluto is still giving us surprises
With the latest updates from Nasa, we see Pluto actually has an atmosphere, some interesting geological features and a red region on one of its moons that is causing some excitement.
Granted, the atmosphere is not one that we could live in, but that it even has one is significant. Also important is how it interacts with sunlight to create the reddish-brown deposits on its surface. If you have an extra minute, there is a short but interesting video in the source article that we linked to below as well.
Most of these are photos with great captions, but well worth the visit!
New Horizons
July 24, 2015
Global Mosaic of Pluto in True Color
Four images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this sharper global view of Pluto. (The lower right edge of Pluto in this view currently lacks high-resolution color coverage.) The images, taken when the spacecraft was 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) away from Pluto, show features as small as 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers). That’s twice the resolution of the single-image view captured on July 13 and revealed at the approximate time of New Horizons’ July 14 closest approach.
Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Last Updated: July 27, 2015Editor: Tricia Talbert
Source page: Nasa.gov
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