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#NASA 's New Horizon Pluto Images Shows Off Stunning 'Snail-Like' Object
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#NASA 's New Horizon Pluto Images Shows Off Stunning 'Snail-Like' Object http://huff.to/1P6TcXn
https://t.co/LsJWBlRaGm
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According to the space agency, the "polygonal or cellular pattern of the plains" is due to a deep layer of mobile nitrogen ice being churned.
This particular image shows an area 50 miles wide and 400 miles long, taken from a range of 10,000 miles. Seriously cool, we know.
Each picture has a incredible resolution of about 77-85 metres per pixel.
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