New photos show Pluto by NASA at a briefing. These images of the planet and its moon Charon are depicted in natural colors, said “Russia 24″.
Scientists have told about the discoveries they have made thanks to probe “New Horizons.” Firstly, the world showed signs of recent geological activity, namely the movement of glaciers. The researchers also found that the pressure at the surface of Pluto is 100 thousand times less than on Earth.
In addition, based on the data the researchers concluded that – under the surface of Pluto might be the ocean.
launched a probe to Pluto in 2006. On 14 July this year, the unit reached the goal, passing to record a small distance from the dwarf planet – only 12.5 thousand kilometers.
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