Pluto's Haze Layers (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Pluto's Haze Layers

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Pluto's haze layers are visible in this image taken by the New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera and computer generated to replicate true color. Haze is produced by sunlight-initiated chemical reactions of nitrogen and methane, leading to small particles that grow and settle toward the surface.

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NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

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