Admire the most realistic images of Pluto captured by NASA's modern satellite.
The most authentic bunch of images in the history of Pluto has just been published
On the afternoon of July 13 in New York time (around 3 am on July 14, Vietnam time), NASA's New Horizons probe made history when it became the first satellite ship to approach Pluto ( Pluto) - the furthest planet in the Solar System that humans have not previously discovered.
Pluto is the farthest planet in the solar system's 'big family' . Since the discovery in 1930 until 2006, Pluto is still counted as the ninth planet .
On August 24, 2006 the International Astronomical Union defined for the first time "planet ". Based on this definition, Pluto is no longer recognized as a planet in the Solar System, but is called "dwarf planet" because it does not meet the eligibility criteria for determining a planet.
This image of Pluto was taken at 4 pm on July 13 in New York time (around 3 am on July 14, Vietnam time).
Recently, the US Space and Aeronautics Agency - NASA has published the latest images that New Horizons satellite spacecraft obtained during the "journey " in space.
These photos were taken about 16 hours before reaching the closest distance to Pluto's face. Then it took more than 4 hours for these photos to appear on Earth.
The closest distance this satellite has reached is about 12,500 km from the surface. This is the first time humans can approach Pluto in such a close distance.
New Horizons is a space exploration spacecraft automatically launched into space by NASA in 2006. The cost of launching New Horizons is up to $ 700 million (about VND 15 trillion) which includes the cost of making missiles and fees. Research new equipment and manpower to complete the job.
Because New Horizons' 'work' location is very far from the Sun, scientists did not use solar batteries as other artificial satellites. Instead, New Horizons is powered by atomic batteries that provide energy for 20 years.
The mass of this satellite spacecraft is 465 kg. For the past 9 years, New Horizons has been 'nearly 4 billion km' in the universe. Up to this point, New Horizons has gone through Pluto many times but not once to land.
