The first ever images of Pluto

NASA just released the first photos New Horizons was able to capture of Pluto’s surface. Pretty cool.

Photo: NASA.com

Photo: NASA.com

Photo: NASA.com

Photo: NASA.com

Members of the New Horizons science team react to seeing the spacecraft's last and sharpest image of Pluto before closest approach later in the day, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the New Horizons science team react to seeing the spacecraft’s last and sharpest image of Pluto before closest approach later in the day, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the New Horizons science team react to seeing the spacecraft's last and sharpest image of Pluto before closest approach later in the day, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the New Horizons science team react to seeing the spacecraft’s last and sharpest image of Pluto before closest approach later in the day, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Photo: NASA.com

Photo: NASA.com

A view of Pluto and Charon as they would appear if placed slightly above Earth's surface and viewed from a great distance. Image: NASA.com

A view of Pluto and Charon as they would appear if placed slightly above Earth’s surface and viewed from a great distance. Image: NASA.com

Pluto and its large moon Charon Photo: NASA.com

Pluto and its large moon Charon Photo: NASA.com

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One response to “The first ever images of Pluto

  1. Great images, thanks for sharing!

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