nasa Gif.......... The five moons of Pluto

[Ichingcarpenter]

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It’s a complete Pluto family photo – or at least a photo of the family members we’ve already met.

For the first time, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx – the smallest and faintest of Pluto’s five known moons. Following the spacecraft’s detection of Pluto’s giant moon Charon in July 2013, and Pluto’s smaller moons Hydra and Nix in July 2014 and January 2015, respectively, New Horizons is now within sight of all the known members of the Pluto system.

“New Horizons is now on the threshold of discovery,” said mission science team member John Spencer, of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. “If the spacecraft observes any additional moons as we get closer to Pluto, they will be worlds that no one has seen before.”


http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-s-new-horizons-spots-pluto-s-faintest-known-moons

[Sherman A1]

1. Cool!

Thanks for posting!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Good stuff!

Been waiting for New Horizons for a long time.

[AuntPatsy]

3. So fascinating...

[Stargazer09]

4. A summer to remember

We get to see Pluto up close!