The image has been created by the New Horizons scientists using a technique called principal component analysis to highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto's distinct regions.
New Delhi: This week, NASA released a false colour image of Pluto showing the dwarf planet in beautiful rainbow hues.
The image has been created by the New Horizons scientists using a technique called principal component analysis to highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto's distinct regions.
Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
The image data were collected by the spacecraft’s Ralph/MVIC color camera on July 14 at 11:11 AM UTC, from a range of 35,000 kilometers.
The psychedelic Pluto highlights the large barren region in the center called the Tombaugh Regio, located just north of Pluto’s massive ice mountains along with the Cthulhu Regio, the darkest spot on the dwarf planet.
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