A detailed painting of the. Nasa's new horizons probe has returned the first color images of pluto 134340 pluto) is a dwarf planet in the kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of neptune
Like other kuiper belt objects, pluto is made primarily of ice and rock. This means that both worlds have different surface composition and structure. Nasa has released the 'first and best' images the new horizons spacecraft was able to take of pluto during its flyby of the dwarf planet in july.
Its photo gallery faq states that all of the images in the photo gallery are in the public domain unless otherwise noted. This new view of pluto's crescent stunningly highlights the dwarf planet's varied terrains, extended atmosphere and familiar arctic look. This now allows astronomers to measure directly (to within about 1 percent) pluto's diameter of 1440 miles (2320 kilometers) and charon's diameter of 790 miles (1270 kilometers) The hubble observations show that charon is bluer than pluto
