• Two perspectives of the solar system with an emphasis on Pluto. In the left perspective, the moons Nix and Hydra are labeled as white specks in an otherwise mostly gray perspective. The right perspective shows a view of Pluto and its moon Charon, with labelling representing each celestial body.
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    New Horizons’ Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) captured this image (A) of Pluto’s moons Nix and Hydra. It is one of a series of images taken from January 27 to February 8, 2015, at distances ranging from about 201 to 186 million kilometers (125 to 115 million miles). 

    On April 9, 2015, New Horizons’ Ralph color imager took this image (B) of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. It is the first color image of the Pluto system captured by a spacecraft on approach. It was taken from a distance of about 115 million kilometers (71 million miles). 

    As New Horizons gets closer to Pluto, the spacecraft will return sharper, detailed images of the dwarf planet and its system of at least five moons.

  • Two perspectives of the solar system with an emphasis on Pluto. In the left perspective, the moons Nix and Hydra are labeled as white specks in an otherwise mostly gray perspective. The right perspective shows a view of Pluto and its moon Charon, with labelling representing each celestial body.

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