NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI — -- Pluto continues to surprise scientists ... The latest curiosity: A photo showing a snakeskin-like texture on the surface of the dwarf planet. "It's a unique and ...

On Pluto they appear to be larger — but still ... "false color" image of the planet that enhances its composition and texture. Figuring out that relationship is one of the research scientists ...

(All of the feature names on Pluto are informal ... "There is a pronounced difference in texture between the younger, frozen plains to the east and the dark, heavily cratered terrain to the ...

How to make sense of Pluto’s surprising geological complexity ... Each terrain, or unit, is defined by its texture and morphology smooth, pitted, craggy, hummocky or ridged, for example.

Mapping Pluto A spinnable map of Pluto in enhanced color. Rippled hills An enhanced color image of a “snakeskin” texture on part of Pluto’s surface. Sputnik Planum A high-resolution ...

Scientists have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, offering clues about the origins of the space rock and other celestial objects in ...

2015 shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colours to show differences in the composition and texture of Pluto's surface. Sputnik Planitia is aligned ...