Pluto

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Pluto

Images and data from the New Horizons experiments have been digitally combined to give an enhanced color view of the dwarf planet. The color enhancements make surface regions of differing chemical composition visually distinct. New Horizons gathered the images seen here when it was 450,000 kilometers away from Pluto.

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The StarChild site is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/ GSFC.

StarChild Authors: The StarChild Team
StarChild Graphics & Music: Acknowledgments
StarChild Project Leader: Dr. Laura A. Whitlock
Curator: J.D. Myers
Responsible NASA Official: Amber Straughn