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Pluto Before
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The clearest view of Pluto and its moon Charon captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Dr. R. Albrecht, ESA/ESO Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility; NASA
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Pluto Now
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This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto and Charon was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system.
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NASA
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New Horizons Mission
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto on July 14, 2015.
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NASA
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New Horizons Mission
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The Tartarus Dorsa mountains rise up along Pluto’s day-night terminator and show intricate but puzzling patterns of blue-gray ridges and reddish material in between.
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New Horizons Mission
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NASA's New Horizons is speeding toward the edge of our solar system for a July 14 flyby.
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![](/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_515_x_325_/public/Pluto_Hubble_800x600_0.png?itok=BlmnRxh5)
Photo Title
Pluto Before
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The clearest view of Pluto and its moon Charon captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit
Dr. R. Albrecht, ESA/ESO Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility; NASA
Pluto Before
The clearest view of Pluto and its moon Charon captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Dr. R. Albrecht, ESA/ESO Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility; NASA
February 12, 2025