Pluto and Charon: New Horizons’ Dynamic Duo
![New Horizons was about 3.7 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Pluto and Charon when it snapped this portrait late on July 8, 2015, color information obtained earlier in the mission from the Ralph instrument has been added(top). Image of Charon (left) and Pluto (right) only from the New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), July 8, 2015. Credits: NASA-JHUAPL-SWRI Pluto and Charon: New Horizons’ Dynamic Duo](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pluto-charon.jpg)
They’re a fascinating pair: Two icy worlds, spinning around their common center of gravity like a pair of figure skaters clasping hands. Scientists believe they were shaped by a cosmic collision billions of years ago, and yet, in many ways, they seem more like strangers than siblings. A high-contrast array of bright and dark features […]