Pluto and beyond, Space Science, Space Systems

New Horizons: Pluto by Moonlight + Images + Videos: Daily briefing + History + In Focus

Here are several items related to the New Horizons Pluto fly-by mission:

* Pluto by Moonlight – An article about the dark south polar region of Pluto

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In this artist’s rendering, Pluto’s largest moon Charon rises over the frozen surface of Pluto, casting a faint silvery luminescence across the distant planetary landscape.

* New Horizons SOC – gallery of images from the New Horizons probe.

* July 11th Daily Briefing:

* How Pluto Was Discovered – Space Pod 07/10/15

* The Ninth: Pluto in Focus – New Horizons – A short film about the mission sponsored by the Stanford Space Initiative