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Don't miss the "high resolution" link:

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/cro... (8000x8000, 67.5 Mb)




Wow, that's how I imagined Arrakis (Dune) would look. Rich spice fields, open desert, rock outcrops...


Cool!

You can totally see the atmosphere in the top right horizon.

A lot of the big crags throughout the planet look to me like they have to be formed by flowing liquid.


Isn't it just lossy compression related artifacts from the glow ?


I suspect that image was sent back uncompressed.

You can very clearly see (12!) layers of the atmosphere in this photo:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-wows-in-spectacular-new-b...


This is breathtaking!




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