There are five days to the arrival of the probe New Horizons NASA its closest encounter with Pluto. And as you approach continues capturing and sending material. This time, it shows the “heart” of Pluto.
Strictly speaking, the image shows the face of Pluto that will be visible during the approach that will New Horizons Tuesday, when 12 thousand 500 kilometers of its surface. The surface gloss can divide the world into three “sections”: the bottom, darker, is known as “the whale”, the second -right on the planet is the “heart” because of its shape; and finally the top is a polar intermediate brightness area.
NASA said the photo was captured on Tuesday, July 7, at a distance of eight million kilometers of Pluto. It is the first image that is received after the failure he experienced New Horizons during the weekend.
“The next time we see being part of Pluto in closer, a portion this region will be displayed with a resolution 500 times better than we see today, “said Jeff Moore, team leader of geology, geophysics and image of the Ames Research Center of NASA.
After nine years of travel, meeting between Pluto and New Horizons happen next Tuesday, July 14, at 6:49 pm (Mexico).
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