
This high-resolution image captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC). The bright expanse is the western lobe of the "heart," informally called Sputnik Planum, which has been found to be rich in nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane ices. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20007
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NASA ID
PIA20007
Date Created
October 15, 2015
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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