NASA has finally published the first image of Pluto after its New
Horizons Spacecraft successfully completed its mission and captured the
icy mountains
The first close-up image of Pluto’s equatorial
region near the base of the heart-shaped feature shows a mountain range
with peaks as high as 11,000 feet above the surface of the icy body
This image has been captured when the spacecraft was about 478,000 miles away from Pluto’s surface
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft also observed the smaller members of the Pluto system, which includes four other moons: Nix, Hydra, Styx and Kerberos.
A new sneak-peak image of Hydra is the first to reveal its apparent irregular shape and its size, estimated to be about 27 by 20 miles (43 by 33 kilometers). Hydra’s surface is also likely to be coated with water ice.
New details of Pluto’s largest moon Charon are revealed in this image taken late on July 13, 2015 in a picture
This image has been captured when the spacecraft was about 478,000 miles away from Pluto’s surface
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft also observed the smaller members of the Pluto system, which includes four other moons: Nix, Hydra, Styx and Kerberos.
A new sneak-peak image of Hydra is the first to reveal its apparent irregular shape and its size, estimated to be about 27 by 20 miles (43 by 33 kilometers). Hydra’s surface is also likely to be coated with water ice.
New details of Pluto’s largest moon Charon are revealed in this image taken late on July 13, 2015 in a picture
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