First capture the smallest moon image of Pluto

The image of the New Horizons probe of NASA's Aerospace Agency (NASA) shows that the Kerberos moon has a reflective surface, as opposed to previous scientific predictions.

Capture the smallest moon image of Pluto

According to Fox News on October 23, the photo was taken by New Horizons on July 14, but it was not until recently that NASA received it because of the distance from the exploration ship New Horizons and the Earth too far.

Kerberos moon image sent by New Horizons - (Photo: NASA).

"Again, the Pluto system surprised us," said Hal Weaver, a New Horizons Project scientist.

Accordingly, the Kerberos moon seems smaller than previously predicted, with a highly reflective surface - contrary to scientists' predictions.

It has a lobed shape, apparently due to the merging of two smaller objects, with large objects with an estimated diameter of 8 km and small objects with a diameter of 5 km.

Members in "Pluto family" - (Photo: NASA).

Kerberos was first discovered in 2011 with the Hubble Space Telescope. Its name is named after the three-headed dog in Greek mythology. The four other moons of Pluto are also named after mythological figures related to the dark forces.

With the latest image sent by New Horizons, NASA basically completed the portrait of the "Pluto family" full of 5 moons: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra and Charon.