Enhanced color image of Pluto from the New Horizons spacecraft. The image reveals the diverse geology of Pluto's surface, highlighting the light-colored, heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio, divided into distinct geological regions, and the unusually smooth Sputnik Planum. The image showcases Pluto's unexpectedly young surface and diverse chemical composition.

Astronomy Picture from 31/08/2015

Pluto in Enhanced Color

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150831.html


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