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Pluto in color from New Horizons on July 3, 2015

Pluto in color from New Horizons on July 3, 2015
Pluto in color from New Horizons on July 3, 2015 Pluto's mottled appearance began to com into focus, just 11 days before New Horizons' closest approach. A wide band of dark terrain near the equator breaks up into smaller dark islands at the bottom of the visible disk. NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI