[lbryce]

What a difference 20 million miles makes!

(Not much if you're viewing the nearly imperceptible difference in image quality and detail, a heck of a lot if you're the author.)

20 million miles should make a significant difference for whatever it is you're pursuing, but in the vastness of space, 20 million miles doesn't bring
much of a prize. 20 million mile in space against the backdrop of infinite space makes our own trip to Pluto a relatively short distance.

But as it gets closer to maximum resolution we should see details that should be interesting to say the least.

[al baby]

I bet there is a Starbucks drive thur on it

[MNDude]

why isn’t there any from May 26 or 27?

[samtheman]

I can read the sign on the surface:

Welcome to our PLANET

[sagar]

More useless crap. How is this going to help the taxpayers?

[PrairieDawg]

ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS—EXCEPT EUROPA PLUTO

        ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE 

[minnesota_bound]

It is still blurry. Get the guys on CSI to sharpen that image!

[cicero2k]

50 million miles is equivalent distance to Mars much of the time, except the amount of light is much less and Pluto is smaller.

I’m glad they are doing this mission, in my lifetime. Much better use of cash than government sponsored manned spaceflight.

[JPG]

My guess is Pluto will look like a twin of Triton.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Do these photos show that Pluto is far from spherical? If so, then I guess it was OK to demote it from planethood.

New Horizons? Are they bringing Medicare Part D to the outer reaches of our solar system?

[Covenantor]

Thanks for the post.

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Have to wonder about the overall intelligence of the PR writer that produced this:

All have been rotated to align Pluto’s rotational axis with the vertical direction (up-down).

damn those cursive drafts!

[seawolf101]

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