File:Charon-Neutral-Bright-Release.jpg
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Charon seen from New Horizons, July 14, 2015.
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Pluto's moon Charon
Charon in Enhanced Color NASA's New Horizons captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties across Charon. Charon’s color palette is not as diverse as Pluto’s; most striking is the reddish north (top) polar region, informally named Mordor Macula. Charon is 754 miles (1,214 kilometers) across; this image resolves details as small as 1.8 miles (2.9 kilometers).
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| current | 10:02, 3 January 2017 | | 1,682 × 1,682 (1.17 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Charon seen from <i>New Horizons</i>, July 14, 2015. <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-big-moon-charon-reveals-a-colorful-and-violent-history">http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-big-moon-charon-reveals-a-colorful-and-violent-history</a> </p> <p>Pluto's moon Charon </p> Charon in Enhanced Color NASA's New Horizons captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties across Charon. Charon’s color palette is not as diverse as Pluto’s; most striking is the reddish north (top) polar region, informally named Mordor Macula. Charon is 754 miles (1,214 kilometers) across; this image resolves details as small as 1.8 miles (2.9 kilometers). |
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