An image of now ex-planet Pluto was taken by the rapidly-approaching spacecraft New Horizons.
"Three months until humanity's first close up encounter w/ Pluto & its moons," read the post on NASA's official Twitter account. The post included the following photo of Pluto taken by New Horizons.
En route to Pluto, New Horizons is scheduled to fly by and collect data from Pluto and several of the other bodies surrounding it on July 14. It is currently the longest and furthest-traveling space mission in history, traveling over three billion miles toward its destination since 2001.
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"Three months until humanity's first close up encounter w/ Pluto & its moons," read the post on NASA's official Twitter account. The post included the following photo of Pluto taken by New Horizons.
En route to Pluto, New Horizons is scheduled to fly by and collect data from Pluto and several of the other bodies surrounding it on July 14. It is currently the longest and furthest-traveling space mission in history, traveling over three billion miles toward its destination since 2001.
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