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Pluto: The Frozen Planet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 18, 1995 is “Pluto: The Frozen Planet,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, R. Albrecht (ESA/ESO). The original explanation runs about 116 words.

Pluto: The Frozen Planet
Credit: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, R. Albrecht (ESA/ESO) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Hubble Space Telescope imaged Pluto and its moon Charon in 1994. Pluto is usually the most distant planet from the Sun but because of its elliptic orbit Pluto crossed inside of Neptune ‘s orbit in 1979 and will cross back out again in 1999.”

— APOD editors, August 18, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 18, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, R. Albrecht (ESA/ESO)
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 116 words

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