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First close-up image of Pluto's surface released

The first ever close-up image of Pluto's surface has been released following the historic fly past of Nasa's New Horizons space probe.

The spacecraft has taken nine years to reach the dwarf planet.

The latest images released by Nasa has shown more details of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, including surface material and features.

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First New Horizons data shows Pluto 'larger than thought'

The first lot of data sent back by the New Horizons space probe shows Pluto is larger than scientists thought, Nasa has revealed.

As the craft made history earlier today by passing closer to the dwarf planet than ever before, experts answered questions from people on Twitter about the mission.

The team revealed that not only is Pluto bigger than expected, it definitely has polar ice caps.

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