Pluto Crater Counts
By counting craters across Pluto, scientists determined that some regions of the dwarf planet are as young as 10 million years old while others are nearly as old as the 4.5-billion-year-old solar system. Read the full story.
Surface Patterns on Sputnik Planitia
Scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission have processed images of Sputnik Planitia to bring out intricate patterns in the surface textures of Pluto's glacial plains.
Between Sputnik Planitia and Krun Macula
A highly detailed view of Pluto's surface, at the boundary between the icy plain of Sputnik Planitia and the rugged highlands known as Krun Macula. Read the full story.
Close-up of Pluto's surface
A close-up view of the boundary between the icy plain of Sputnik Planitia and the rugged highlands known as Krun Macula, on the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto. Read the full story.
Surface Features on Pluto
This mosaic of high-resolution Pluto images shows 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) of the dwarf planet's surface, as taken from 50,000 miles (80,000 km) away during New Horizons' closest approach.
Vast Ice Plains in Pluto's Heart
This image, a composite of several photos taken by NASA’s New Horizons probe, shows a vast Pluto ice plain called Sputnik Planum. The box shows the location of other detailed glacier images.
'Tombaugh Regio' on Pluto
New Horizons' first detailed image of the heart-shaped 'Tombaugh Regio' near Pluto's equator revealed a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet above the icy body.
Second Mountain Range on Pluto
A second mountain range on Pluto that rises from the dwarf planet's heart-shaped region, nicknamed Tombaugh Regio, is seen in this stunning image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. NASA unveiled the image on July 21, 2015.
Frozen Plains of Pluto
This annotated view of part of Pluto’s Sputnik Planum region shows an array of enigmatic features. The photo was acquired by NASA’s New Horizons probe on July 14, 2015 from a distance of 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers). Features as small as 0.5 miles (1 km) across are visible. The blocky appearance of some features is due to image compression.
Pluto Terrain of Sputnik Planitia
This photo of Pluto shows the northern region of Sputnik Planitia, formerly known as Sputnik Planum, where flows of exotic ices have created swirl-shaped patterns much like glaciers on Earth, scientists say. NASA unveiled this image on July 24, 2015.
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