NASA explained that Pluto’s surface was cracked and open, and had a tan-white and brownish-red color
NASA shared a stunning image taken by the New Horizons spacecraft on Instagram on Saturday, showing the true colors of Pluto. The image, taken at a distance of 22,025 miles (35,445 km) from Pluto, shows its “heart” – a massive glacier made of nitrogen and methane. Pluto’s surface is covered in ice made of water, methane, and nitrogen and is thought to contain a rocky core and possibly a deep ocean.
NASA explained that Pluto’s surface was cracked and open, tan-white and reddish-brown in color. As the white and brown flow down the top of the image to meet the red and brown surface, the partially visible “heart” can be seen in white.
The space agency shared a photo of Pluto and captioned it: “Small planetary body on Saturday? Shot by our New Horizons spacecraft from a distance of 22,025 miles (35,445 km), this image shows the true colors of Pluto, including the dwarf planet’s “heart” — a glacier the size of Texas and Oklahoma made of nitrogen and methane.
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Orbiting at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion km), New Horizons is the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and is expected to explore the Kuiper Belt – a region thought to be filled with small bodies left over from the creation of our solar system. NASA said.
Pluto was once considered the ninth planet in the solar system, however, in 2006 it was downgraded and reclassified as a dwarf planet. International Astronomical Union The IAU downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet because it did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-size planet. A “dwarf planet,” as defined by the International Astronomical Union, is a celestial body in direct orbit around the Sun and is massive enough to control its shape by gravitational rather than mechanical forces, but has no clear vicinity than others. Will.
Pluto is just over 1,400 miles away (2,250 km) as wide as half the width of the United States or two-thirds the width of the Moon. With an average temperature of -387 F (-232 C) – Pluto’s surface is covered in ice made of water, methane, and nitrogen and is believed to have a rocky core and possibly a deep ocean.
Another defining feature of Pluto’s surface is a large heart-shaped region informally known as the Tombaugh Regio, according to Space.Com. The left side of the area (an ice cream cone-shaped area) is covered in carbon monoxide snow. Other differences in the composition of surface materials have been identified in Pluto’s “core”.
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