After nine years of travel, July 14 probe New Horizons the NASA will its closest approach to Pluto , reaching a distance of 12 500 kilometers of its surface. While on their journey progresses, keeps sending Material shot with his instrumental on board.
This time is images that reveal the “two sides” of dwarf planet , said the US agency.
The photos show opposite sides of Pluto. One of them has caught the attention of scientists in particular to include a number of dark spots, apparently separated by equal spaces, one being side by side, along the Ecuador. Each has a diameter of about 480 kilometers.
According to the NASA site, the consistency in the distribution and size of the dots is what caught the attention of experts, but still would know what their origin.
“It’s a real puzzle. We do not know what are the points, and we are very anxious to find out,” said Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute.
The images were made combining black and white photos of Pluto LORI captured with the camera and color data Ralph low resolution instrument.
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