Merc14 Posted December 5, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) https://www.nasa.gov...images-of-pluto NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has sent back the first in a series of the sharpest views of Pluto it obtained during its July flyby – and the best close-ups of Pluto that humans may see for decades. Each week the piano-sized New Horizons spacecraft transmits data stored on its digital recorders from its flight through the Pluto system on July 14. These latest pictures are part of a sequence taken near New Horizons’ closest approach to Pluto, with resolutions of about 250-280 feet (77-85 meters) per pixel – revealing features less than half the size of a city block on Pluto’s diverse surface. In these new images, New Horizons captured a wide variety of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains. “These close-up images, showing the diversity of terrain on Pluto, demonstrate the power of our robotic planetary explorers to return intriguing data to scientists back here on planet Earth,” said John Grunsfeld, former astronaut and associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “New Horizons thrilled us during the July flyby with the first close images of Pluto, and as the spacecraft transmits the treasure trove of images in its onboard memory back to us, we continue to be amazed by what we see." Much more to see at the link https://www.nasa.gov...images-of-pluto Highest resolution here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mosaic-of-pluto-s-craters-mountains-and-glaciers Edited December 5, 2015 by Merc14 9 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted December 5, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for that. Now we have a lot more stuff for the crackpots to study and pour over and look at and "find" proofs of their theories in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted December 5, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Just amazing. Especially, icy dunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted December 5, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks for that. Now we have a lot more stuff for the crackpots to study and pour over and look at and "find" proofs of their theories in. I saw "parrot glyph" there... Damn alienzzz... Edited December 5, 2015 by bmk1245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted December 5, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) It is a very bizarre landscape to say the least. The science teams must be like kids on Christmas morning and unbelievably, the best stuff is yet to come. Edited December 5, 2015 by Merc14 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted December 5, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It is a very bizarre landscape to say the least. The science teams must be like kids on Christmas morning and unbelievably, the best stuff is yet to come. Thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Fox FK Posted December 5, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Where are all the Aliens then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.J. Posted December 5, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Oh oh is that face i see in the rocks. Let the conspiracies begin!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockornothing Posted December 6, 2015 #9 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) Thats for sure. Edited December 6, 2015 by Glockornothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockornothing Posted December 6, 2015 #10 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It is a very bizarre landscape to say the least. The science teams must be like kids on Christmas morning and unbelievably, the best stuff is yet to come. Lol are we allowed to say Christmas here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted December 6, 2015 #11 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I can see the rebel base very cool pics 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted December 6, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Lol are we allowed to say Christmas here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted December 6, 2015 #13 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Holy crap, I think I see General Zod, Ursa and Non flying over the surface of Pluto! That damn new Horizons probe must have ruptured the Phantom Zone and let them escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted December 6, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Despite the politicians, dwindling resources, and a world in chaos, we have managed to visit our solar system. And, finally, Pluto, whose landscape is far more breathtaking than anything Hollywood has conceived. Will we elect to sustain our Age of Enlightenment and develop ourselves as a civilization on Mars. 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted December 6, 2015 #15 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Looks like that ice planet in Star Wars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted December 8, 2015 #16 Share Posted December 8, 2015 It's amazing that these images and data were beamed back 3 billion miles through space - that alone is a source of amazement - and the quality of the high resolution images are simply remarkable. Pluto certainly is a fascinating little world. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon tide Posted December 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Amazing images. In a way, Pluto has finally been avenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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