Saturday, January 9, 2016

Pluto like a Lava Lamp!

New Horizons image shows where huge nitrogen ice blobs merged on Pluto's surface


The newest image of Pluto's ice fields offers a fascinating glimpse of what researchers believe is the movement of huge, solid nitrogen ice blobs on the surface of the distant dwarf planet.

For details and 17 new photos from the New Horizons spacecraft, click here.
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