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Infrared Spectrometer on NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Mapped Methane Ice on Pluto.
The Ralph/LEISA infrared spectrometer on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft mapped compositions across Pluto’s surface as it flew by on July 14. On the left, a map of methane ice abundance shows striking regional differences, with stronger methane absorption indicated by the brighter purple colors here, and lower abundances shown in black. Data have only been received so far for the left half of Pluto’s disk. At right, the methane map is merged with higher-resolution images from the spacecraft’s Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI).
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Source | http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/images/index.html?id=370919 |
Author | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
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