And the mountains near the center ... Here's that photo for comparison: The part of Pluto that you're seeing in the close-up at the top of this post was taken from near the bottom of Pluto's ...

New close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the icy body (Mount ...

"I was there to take photos of the mountains and that's what I did," Shepherd told David Slatter of NK News. Shepherd shared some pictures and commentary (edited for clarity) with Business Insider.