Tag: New Horizons probe
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What’s new from New Horizons: Clean water ice on Pluto’s far-out moon, Hydra
An image captured during the New Horizons flyby in July 2015 shows Hydra, Pluto’s outermost moon. (Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI) If you’re looking for a place to chip off an ice cube for a cool interplanetary drink, you can’t do much better than Hydra, Pluto’s outermost moon. Newly released readings from NASA’s New…
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Ancient Pluto could have had rivers and lakes of liquid nitrogen, scientists say
This enhanced color image of Pluto highlights the many subtle color differences between Pluto’s distinct regions. The imagery was collected by the spacecraft’s Ralph/MVIC color camera on July 14, 2015, from a range of 22,000 miles. (Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI) Rivers and lakes of liquid nitrogen may have splashed over Pluto’s surface hundreds of…
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New Horizons probe sends more amazing pics of Pluto and a tiny moon called Nix
The New Horizons probe got a look at craters containing dark material during its July 14 Pluto flyby. (Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI) The hits just keep on coming from NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto: This week’s stunners include views of the surface that look weirder than the terrain in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,”…