Wednesday 29 April 2015
New Horizons detects possible polar ice caps on Pluto
After over nine years of travel, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is starting to provide hints of what its July flyby of Pluto will reveal. Earlier this month, the unmanned probe sent back the clearest images yet of the most distant planet of the classic Solar System, which have revealed light areas on the surface that show it may have polar caps. .. Continue Reading New Horizons detects possible polar ice caps on Pluto
Section: Space
Tags: Dwarf planet, Images, Kuiper Belt, NASA, New Horizons, Pluto, Solar System,Spacecraft, Unmanned
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