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5 Million Miles from Pluto

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 9, 2015 is “5 Million Miles from Pluto,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ./APL , Southwest Research Inst.. The original explanation runs about 119 words.

5 Million Miles from Pluto
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ./APL , Southwest Research Inst. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“An image snapped on July 7 by the New Horizons spacecraft while just under 5 million miles (8 million kilometers) from Pluto is combined with color data in this most detailed view yet of the Solar System’s most famous world about to be explored .”

— APOD editors, July 9, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 9, 2015
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ./APL , Southwest Research Inst.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 119 words

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