Pluto — a Complex and Changing World

astroengine writes "After 4 years of processing the highest resolution photographs the Hubble Space Telescope could muster, we now have the highest resolution view of Pluto's surface ever produced. Most excitingly, these new observations show an active world with seasonal changes altering the dwarf planet's surface. It turns out that this far-flung world has more in common with Earth than we would have ever imagined."

Comments

Re:Pluto having seasonal changes is well known

[Tumbleweed]

the fact that Pluto undergoes significant seasonal cycles has been known for quite a while.

Yeah, don't mess with Pluto. She's been in a bad mood for awhile now. Must be that time of the orbit.

Re:High res?

[MichaelSmith]

Is it just me, or do the photos look like a big blob of yellows and grays?

Based on my experience, all planets look like that from space. And on the surface they all look like southern California.

Based on my experience of watching Doctor Who, Blakes 7, etc; all planets look like the quarry next to the BBC studios.

Re:News Flash

[iceborer]

You seem a little down; perhaps your humors are imbalanced. A good leeching should fix that right up!