Image: Pluto's Moon Nix, Half Illuminated

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Description: This recently received panchromatic image of Pluto's small satellite Nix taken by the Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) aboard New Horizons is one of the best images of Pluto's third-largest moon generated by the NASA mission. Taken on July 14, 2015, at a range of about 14,000 miles (23,000 kilometers) from Nix, the illuminated surface is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) by 29 miles (47 kilometers). The unique perspective of this image provides new details about Nix's geologic history and impact record.
Title: Pluto's Moon Nix, Half Illuminated
Credit: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science-Photos/pics/nix.jpg
Author: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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