Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Fly Over Pluto
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 18, 2015 is “Fly Over Pluto,” a video. It is credited to Video Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ./APL , Southwest Research Inst.. The original explanation runs about 116 words.
Watch the video on the original page From the explanation
“5 years to get this close, but you can now take a virtual flight over Pluto in this animation of image data from the New Horizons spacecraft . The Plutonian terrain unfolding 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers) below is identified as Norgay Montes, followed by Sputnik Planum.”
— APOD editors, July 18, 2015
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- July 18, 2015
- Type
- Video
- Credit
- Credit: Video 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 116 words