The satellite probe New Horizons has been circling Pluto, gathering data, taking measurements and snapping photographs.
Knowing that the world would be eager to see what the icy rocks on Pluto’s surface looked like, the scientists had several high resolution photos sent back to us, here on Earth right away.
They used these photos to create an animated flyover, which you can watch below.
Two months went by before the first “intense data dump” arrived. But it was worth the wait. Now we can see what Pluto’s surface looks like. And it is as fantastic as you can imagine.
Don’t get too excited though…the entire download of data will take about a year.
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