In July 2015, the New Horizons Mission passed by Pluto to explore the dwarf planet and its five moons. Much too long neglected and often belittled upon, here are some of the defining moments that embody a new dawn for Pluto:
1. I’m bigger than you think
2. I have a “young surface” of mountains:
It is revealed that there is a vast array of young mountains, ranging upwards to 3 500 metres, as new images of Pluto’s surface surface. Surprisingly, the surface is not riddled by craters, but appears to be one of the youngest surfaces seen in our solar system.
3. I am a part of a historical mission and Stephen Hawking agrees