Five years after New Horizons flyby, scientists assess next mission to Pluto – Spaceflight Now – haveeruonline

A composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), taken by NASAs New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015. This image highlights the striking differences between Pluto and Charon. The color and brightness of both Pluto and Charon have been processed identically to allow direct comparison of their surface properties, and to highlight the similarity between Charons polar red terrain and Plutos equatorial red terrain. Pluto an…

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