23.06.2015 02:15
The American space agency NASA for the first time in the history of published colored pictures depicting the planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon. The celestial bodies form a system of so-called double planet. While the resolution of the image motion of two celestial bodies leaves much to be desired, but astrophysicists are very pleased with the result.
The video was compiled from images taken in the period from 29 May to 3 June. NASA experts point out that even such a poor quality of shooting provides an opportunity to see that Pluto and Charon have different colors.
«fascinating to see Pluto and Charon in motion and in color. Even with such a low resolution it is clear that Pluto and Charon have different colors – beige and orange Pluto and Charon – gray. Actually, why they are so different, and is a subject of debate, “- said the representative of the New Horizons mission, Alan Stern.
Earlier, the telescope” Hubble “astronomers showed that at least some of the natural satellites of Pluto moving chaotically order.
New Horizons is the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. During its initial phase, scientists have planned to explore the surface and atmosphere of Pluto and all of its natural satellites. Until the mid-2020s planned a more detailed study of the bodies of the Kuiper Belt, which consists of the formation of the Solar System materials.
At the moment when the spacecraft to Pluto closer to the maximum distance, which happens in July, he will show the world with its hills and valleys, volcanoes.
New Horizons was launched in 2006 and is one of the most anticipated space mission in 2015.
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