NASA's Pluto experts have revealed new high resolution close up images of the surface of Pluto -- and admit they are stunned by the planet.
The New Horizons probe flew past the dwarf planet at 5.19 pm (India Standard Time), capturing history's first close look at the distant world.
A preliminary analysis of the image shows two distinct layers of haze.
The first color images of Pluto's atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the a fine blue tinge.
The mind-blowing dwarf planet has ice mountains and water
NASA has confirmed its New Horizons probe worked flawlessly on its flight past Pluto.
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