Logtonet. - Maybe you will think that the Charon (Pluto Moon) is black and white like according NASA, but you should know that this moon is a dark red color.
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| Pluto (right) and Pluto's moon, Charon (left) |
According Vivanews (10/3/2015) that For the first time, Charon, Pluto's moon orbiting the planet, can be seen clearly. It was revealed from a photo released by the US space agency (NASA).
So far, NASA has only Charon photo in black and white. But now owned natural satellite of Pluto can be seen with natural colors more colorful, according to the New Horizons shots.
Excerpted from The Verge, Saturday, October 3rd, 2015, Charon has seen with the dominant color is gray. But in most other surfaces, Pluto's moon is dark red. To the surface, Charon was covered by dust, rocks and craters, similar to the Moon belongs to the Earth.
Latest Photos Charon is also a field of knowledge for astronomers and researchers. The reason, NASA already has a high-resolution photos so as to display the face of Charon with sufficient detail.
Known, the size of Charon is not much different from Pluto. The amount is only half of the diameter of the dwarf planet.
NASA revealed that Charon's surface is also decorated with a wide valley and the mountains, as indicated by its natural red color, in the northern polar region. Macula region called Mordor was believed by investigators to have an element of organic hydrocarbons.
One of the highlights from this Charon photo detect the canyon that stretches more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers). NASA said, the canyon is four times larger than the Grand Canyon.
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