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First images from Pluto and Charon! (Original Post)
Archae
Jul 2015
OP
Looks like a planet to me!
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)2. So Cool.....
Thanks indeed to NASA!!!
miyazaki
(2,243 posts)3. Really neat. Looks like an old chocolate malt ball that
decayed after rolling under the kitchen stove.
Warpy
(111,256 posts)4. I'm a little surprised by the color
It's Mars red rather than frozen wasteland white. Charon is more grey-white.
The next couple of weeks are going to be great ones for nerds.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. The color comes from Pluto being embarrassed
that it was demoted to dwarf status.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)6. It was in the pool!