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Close Up Images Of Pluto

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Close Up Images Of Pluto

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08:59 16 Jul 2015


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Nasa's released the first ever close-up image of Pluto revealing a range of mountains rising as high as 11 thousand feet above its icy surface.

The space agency estimates they're less than 100 million years old, making them 'mere youngsters' compared to the age of the solar system.

Deputy Project Scientist Cathy Olkin says the New Horizons spacecraft also captured an image of Pluto's largest moon, Charon.

 


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