NASA has released a selection of exquisitely detailed photos taken from its New Horizons spacecraft, revealing close-ups of Pluto's arctic mountain ranges, glaciers, and streams of frozen nitrogen.
This breathtaking photo, taken just 15 minutes after New Horizons' closest approach to Pluto on July 14, reveals the smooth icy plain Sputnik Planum towards the right, with rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 metres) high flanking it to the west. Also visible are over a dozen layers of haze in Pluto's atmosphere, extending to at least 60 miles above Pluto's surface.
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This breathtaking photo, taken just 15 minutes after New Horizons' closest approach to Pluto on July 14, reveals the smooth icy plain Sputnik Planum towards the right, with rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 metres) high flanking it to the west. Also visible are over a dozen layers of haze in Pluto's atmosphere, extending to at least 60 miles above Pluto's surface.
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