Pluto, Sputnik Planitia


This high-resolution image captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft shows the bright expanse of the western lobe of Pluto's 'heart', or Sputnik Planitia, which is rich in nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane ices.


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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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