Images captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal bright and dark features on Pluto’s surface, including a patch at one pole that scientists believe may be an ice cap.
The telescopic Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) camera onboard New Horizons took the images early to mid-April from 70 million miles (113 million kilometers) as the craft makes its approach to the dwarf planet.
“As we approach the Pluto system we are starting to see intriguing features such as a bright region near Pluto’s visible pole, starting the great scientific adventure to understand this enigmatic celestial object,” says John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “As we get closer, the excitement is building in our quest to unravel the mysteries of Pluto using data from New Horizons."
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The telescopic Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) camera onboard New Horizons took the images early to mid-April from 70 million miles (113 million kilometers) as the craft makes its approach to the dwarf planet.
“As we approach the Pluto system we are starting to see intriguing features such as a bright region near Pluto’s visible pole, starting the great scientific adventure to understand this enigmatic celestial object,” says John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “As we get closer, the excitement is building in our quest to unravel the mysteries of Pluto using data from New Horizons."
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