Image: Nix viewed from New Horizons 2015-07-14

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Description: Pluto’s moon Nix, shown here in enhanced color as imaged by the New Horizons Ralph instrument, has a reddish spot that has attracted the interest of mission scientists. The data were obtained on the morning of July 14, 2015 and received on the ground on July 18. At the time the observations were taken New Horizons was about 102,000 miles (165,000 km) from Nix. The image shows features as small as approximately 2 miles (3 kilometers) across on Nix, which is estimated to be 26 miles (42 kilometers) long and 22 miles (36 kilometers) wide.
Title: Nix viewed from New Horizons 2015-07-14
Credit: http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/new-horizons-captures-two-of-plutos-smaller-moons
Author: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
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