Tag Archives: Moons of Pluto

New Horizons Snaps Pluto Moon Nix showing a Mystery Red Spot

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Why is Pluto moon Nix red? New Horizons sent new photos obtained on the morning of July 14, 2015, and received on the ground on July 18.At the time the photos were taken New Horizons was about 102,...

Pluto Photos of New Horizons Flyby Released

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The first images of the New Horizons Pluto Flyby have been released by NASA. The new close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as...

Pluto is Larger Than Believed

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NASA has new information from New Horizons as it approaches Pluto. The closest distance will be reached tomorrow on July 14. Today NASA can reveal the size of Pluto and its larger than thought. New...

Pluto Moon Charon and Pluto Form Binary Planet

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Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet has got a lot of attention, but Pluto's moons are equally interesting. A new study is the first to reveal details about the orbital and rotational patterns...

First Pluto Color Image released by New Horizons

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Pluto has been the last visible yet the largest small planet in the Kulper Belt. For the past century, human race has developed technology that has been exploring the galaxy around the Earth.The...