Crack on Pluto's Icy Moon, Charon (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Crack on Pluto's Icy Moon, Charon

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NASA's New Horizons captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto's moon Charon, showing the crack on the icy moon. It was taken just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images and the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties across Charon.

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