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This enhanced color view from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on the southeastern portion of Pluto's great ice plains, where at lower right the plains border rugged, dark highlands informally named Krun Macula.

Pluto Reveals its Mysterious, Dark Pits in Krun Macula

Ana Verayo   | Jun 13, 2016 02:56 AM EDT

Latest New Horizons observations reveal numerous, dark pits of Krun Macula, showing the complex terrain of Pluto.

Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission used state-of-the-art computer simulations to show that the surface of Pluto’s informally named Sputnik Planum is covered with churning ice

Pluto's Heart is Still Beating, Mysterious Polygons Identified

Ana Verayo   | Jun 04, 2016 02:23 AM EDT

Scientists have discovered a new geological process taking place inside the heart of Pluto, as nitrogen bubbles form shapes on the surface.

This mosaic strip – extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015 – now includes all of the highest-resolution images taken by the NASA probe

Watch This Strip of Pluto's Amazing, Detailed Surface

Ana Verayo   | May 30, 2016 06:22 AM EDT

This detailed mosaic strip spanning 10 miles in width reveals the changing complex terrain of the mysterious dwarf planet, Pluto.

This new visualization of Pluto's space weather depicts solar wind streaming from the sun.

NASA Reveals Pluto's Psychedelic Space Weather

Ana Verayo   | Dec 14, 2015 06:50 AM EST

Scientists reveal NASA's New Horizons psychedelic experience with space weather during its journey towards Pluto.

The Mountainous Shoreline of Sputnik Planum: In this highest-resolution image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, great blocks of Pluto’s water-ice crust appear jammed together in the informally named al-Idrisi mountains.

New Pluto Images Reveal Best Ever, Sharpest Photos of Its Surface

Ana Verayo   | Dec 04, 2015 10:46 PM EST

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just beamed back the best high resolution images from Pluto, from a distance of just 10,000 miles.

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