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Pluto’s Varied Terrain

LORRI closeup image of Pluto
The sharpest images to date of Pluto’s varied terrain—revealing details down to scales of 270 meters.

High-resolution images of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just before closest approach on July 14, 2015, are the sharpest images to date of Pluto’s varied terrain—revealing details down to scales of 270 meters. In this 75-mile (120-kilometer) section of the taken from the larger, high-resolution mosaic above, the textured surface of the plain surrounds two isolated ice mountains.Crecit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI