NASA releases new maps of Pluto and its moon Charon revealing their complex terrain - News Summed Up

NASA releases new maps of Pluto and its moon Charon revealing their complex terrain


NASA has released new maps of Pluto and its largest moon Charon to mark the two-year anniversary of New Horizon's historic Pluto flyby. The new maps have revealed their complex terrain. Photo: IANSOn July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system. GLOBAL MAPS OF PLUTO AND CHARONOn the two-year anniversary of the flyby, the team of scientists is uncovering a set of detailed, high-quality global maps of Pluto and Charon. On New Year's Day 2019, New Horizons will zoom past a Kuiper Belt object known as 2014 MU69, NASA said.


Source: India Today July 15, 2017 12:11 UTC



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