Posted on 04/02/2016 12:31:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and gaze across a mountainous region informally known as Tartarus Dorsa. This scene sprawls some 300 kilometers (about 180 miles) across the Plutonian landscape. The color anaglyph creates a stereo view by combining parts of two images taken about 14 minutes apart during the New Horizons historic flyby of Pluto last July. Along with shadows near the terminator, or line between Pluto's dim day and night, the 3D perspective emphasizes the alignment of narrow, steep ridges. The region's remarkable bladed landforms typically extend 500 meters high and are 3 to 5 kilometers apart. Referring to a part of Hades in ancient Greek mythology, Tartarus Dorsa borders Tombaugh Regio to the east.
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[Credit and Copyright: NASA, Johns Hopkins Univ./APL, Southwest Research Institute]
Since Pluto got downgraded how could we expect a big one? I am just glad we got no less.
I tried it with 3D glasses, okay, not great, not like that one of Ceres, but okay.
Hi, disndat!
Nice to see you again. Don’t be a stranger, dear.
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