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Photograph by NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

 

[October 8, 2015] Sara Loff – Pluto’s haze layer shows its blue color in this picture taken by the New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). The high-altitude haze is thought to be similar in nature to that seen at Saturn’s moon Titan.

The source of both hazes likely involves sunlight-initiated chemical reactions of nitrogen and methane, leading to relatively small, soot-like particles (called tholins) that grow as they settle toward the surface.

This image was generated by software that combines information from blue, red and near-infrared images to replicate the color a human eye would perceive as closely as possible.

To learn more read: New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto

 

via NASA New Horizons

 

 

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