[DoodleBob]

This is the side we saw of Pluto:

This is the 'dark side' of Pluto:

This is the map of all the pictures New Horizons took of the visible (up close) and dark side (millions of miles away):

Not to be a killjoy, but NASA's mission isn't in concert with the enumerated powers of the govt via the Constitution. That said, if the rest of the govt operated like NASA did on New Horizons (including troubleshooting a Safe Mode problem days before flyby), we'd be in great shape.

[DoodleBob]

ping

[BipolarBob]

Pink Floyd needs to make an album named after this.

[married21]

love how scientists name things. “Balrog Macula”, “Piccard Mons”. lol.

[BunnySlippers]

Looks okay to me.

[Reily]

Yes it is, just think of it as Lewis & Clark in the 3rd dimension!

[notdownwidems]

But what about Ur...oh, never mind!

[Telepathic Intruder]

To be a killjoy, Pluto is a tiny ball of ice in perpetual near darkness. It is unlike a planet in every way except being round. No one will ever see it with their own eyes. Amazing how much money we’re able to waste just to get a few pictures of it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I think the anxiety and depression these pictures caused the liberals to experience because they don’t show any polar bears or penguins made it all worth the money spent. They’re still crying, whining and wringing their hands over this. LOL.

[Little Pig]

Pluto was discovered during H.P. Lovecraft’s lifetime, and fascinated him (given his lifelong interest in astronomy). I think he would have been surprised and (hopefully) flattered to know that his most breakout creation provided the name of one of the largest features on Pluto.

[cgbg]

Cthulu!

omg—somebody thinks there is something really bad down there... ;-)

[kosciusko51]

Not to be a killjoy, but NASA's mission isn't in concert with the enumerated powers of the govt via the Constitution.

Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery for the Lewis & Clark expedition, whose "objectives were scientific and commercial."

If our spaceflight program was as part of the military, with NASA was overseen by DoD, it would be equivalent to the Corps of Discovery.

[JPG]

One of the craters deserves the name Pierre Delecto.

[seawolf101]

Here's another picture of the dark side.

[samtheman]

Except that there is no “far side of Pluto”, unless you live on Charon.

[BenLurkin]

Amazing stuff. Thank you for posting.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

More inspiration for my crochet projects. I am going to make scarves that represent the colors of some of our planets. Oh, and Pluto. ;) A few shades of cream, some pale blue & green, buttercream, rust and burgundy.

[DannyTN]

The previous best image of the far side of pluto...

[pulaskibush]

We need to put SUVs onto Pluto so we can heat it up with Climate change!

Pluto is a planet with a moon that orbits the sun. It still has a name of a Roman god like the other planets.

MPAPA: Make Pluto A Planet Again!

[Pride in the USA]

So fascinating!

[Paal Gulli]

When Pluto was a planet, this would have been big news. Now it’s just ... ho, hum.