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Pluto's Moon Charon Reveals 'Super Grand Canyon'

The New Horizons spacecraft spied extensional faults on Pluto, a sign that the dwarf planet has undergone a global expansion possibly due to the slow freezing of a subsurface ocean. A new analysis by Brown University scientists bolsters that idea, and sug
Pluto Might Have a Massive Ocean Hiding Under its Surface

On approach in July 2015, the cameras on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured Pluto rotating over the course of a full “Pluto day.” The best available images of each side of Pluto taken during approach have been combined to create this view of a full r
This is How a Day on Pluto Looks Like

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Scientists using New Horizons images of Pluto's surface to make 3-D topographic maps have discovered that two of Pluto’s mountains, informally named Wright Mons and Piccard Mons, could possibly be ice volcanoes. The color is shown to depict changes in ele
Icy Volcanoes May Still Be Active on Pluto

Mosaic of high-resolution images of Pluto, sent back from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft from Sept. 5 to 7, 2015. The image is dominated by the informally-named icy plain Sputnik Planum, the smooth, bright region across the center.
First Pluto Photos from Yearlong Data Download of New Horizons

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NASA Joins Conspiracy Theorists In Search For Planet X

Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015.
NASA: Pluto Probe Begins One Year Data Transfer

This July 13, 2015, image of Pluto and Charon is presented in false colors to make differences in surface material and features easy to see
Pluto's Features will be Named After Star Wars and Star Trek

A newly discovered mountain range lies near the southwestern margin of Pluto’s heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain.
Pluto's 'Heart' Reveals Second Icy Mountain Range

Artist’s concept of the interaction of the solar wind (the supersonic outflow of electrically charged particles from the Sun) with Pluto’s predominantly nitrogen atmosphere.
Pluto Has a Tail? New Horizons Reveals Trail of Gas Behind Pluto

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