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A Moon over Pluto

This "movie" of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it raced toward Pluto in July 2014. Covering almost one full rotation of Charon around Pluto, the 12 images that make up the movie were taken July 19-24 with the spacecraft's best telescopic camera – the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) – at distances ranging from about 267 million to 262 million miles.

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A Moon over Pluto (Close up)

This "movie" of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it raced toward Pluto in July 2014. Covering almost one full rotation of Charon around Pluto, the 12 images that make up the movie were taken July 19-24 with the spacecraft's best telescopic camera – the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) – at distances ranging from about 267 million to 262 million miles.

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A Moon over Pluto
08-07-2014
A Moon over Pluto
A Moon over Pluto (Close up)
08-07-2014
A Moon over Pluto (Close up)
LORRI Looks Back
07-27-2010
LORRI Looks Back
In Tune with Neptune
07-27-2010
In Tune with Neptune
Star Treatment
07-27-2010
Star Treatment
 
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