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Water on Pluto? New Horizons Also Reveals Pluto's Mysterious Moon Charon

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft also reveals a new image of Pluto's moon Charon showing a mysterious feature and more.

In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a close-up image of a region near Pluto's equator shows a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it p

Pluto's Icy Mountain Ranges Come Into View Courtesy of New Horizons

The first series of high resolution images of NASA's New Horizons probe reveal Pluto's complex surface filled with icy mountain ranges and more.

Pluto And Charon

Pluto Flyby UPDATE: Can New Horizons Spacecraft Accomplish Mission To Pluto, Charon?

After 9 years and 3 billion miles, Earth will finally have a glimpse of its far-flung cosmic cousin. While so many questions are still left unanswered about the solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will gather some data and explore the enigmatic dwarf planet Pluto and its surroundings.

NASA's Probe Captures Entire Plutonic System; Pluto's Five Moons Chron, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos and Styx Captured in Detail

Pluto has long been a mystery to astronomers. However, the New Horizons probe launched by NASA has finally succeeded in capturing the entire Plutonic system with the dwarf planet being revolved about by its five characteristic moons. Though Charon, Hydra and Nix were captured in the past, it is the first time that the dwarf planet's dwarf and faintest satellites namely Kerberos and Styx have been captured by the space agency.

Pluto Polar Ice Cap

Pluto May Have Polar Ice Cap, New NASA Images Reveal

Pluto May Have Polar Ice Cap, New NASA Images Reveal

Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, from 115 million kilometers

[PHOTO] First Ever Color Image of Pluto and its Moon Charon Courtesy of NASA's New Horizons

During its mission, the probe will obtain and consolidate data that will be transmitted back to Earth over the next 16 months.

New Horizons

New Horizons Probe to Start Early Observation of Pluto’s Moons

The spacecraft has seven instruments to be used for studying the dwarf planet.

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