File:Pluto alone 0 20150712.png
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Summary
On July 11, 2015, New Horizons captured a world that is growing more fascinating by the day. For the first time on Pluto, this view reveals linear features that may be cliffs, as well as a circular feature that could be an impact crater. Rotating into view is the bright heart-shaped feature that will be seen in more detail during New Horizons’ closest approach on July 14.
This image comes from a viewpoint slightly west of the Charon-facing hemisphere. Here the impact crater has moved eastward. The bright heart shape (on the true-color photo) begins to appear from the northwest.
Note: this and other gray-scale images of Pluto are simply images without the required color information. The sunlight is too dim for the main imager to resolve color by itself. The human eye, likewise, cannot resolve colors in too-dim light.
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Source:
NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute
Date:
12 July 2015
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