Pluto's Atmosphere
Images of Pluto from New Horizons prepared for the hyperwall.
A photo of Pluto backlit by the sun reveals a layer of haze
A false color image reveals structure in the haze layers
Solar occulatation of Pluto expands the known extent of its' atmosphere.
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Credits
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NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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Project support
- Marit Jentoft-Nilsen
- Mark Malanoski (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Writer
- Heather Hanson (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, July 27, 2015.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:28 AM EST.