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May 31, 2016

New Horizons' Best Close-Up of Pluto's Surface
Washington DC (SPX) May 31, 2016
This is the most detailed view of Pluto's terrain you'll see for a very long time. This mosaic strip - extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015 - now includes all of the highest-resolution images taken by the NASA probe. (Be sure to zoom in for maximum detail.) With a resolution of about 260 feet (80 meters) per pixel, the mosaic affords New Horizons scientists and the public the best opportunity to examine the fine details of th ... read more

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