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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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Striking new Pluto image reveals materials of dwarf planet

The latest picture from Nasa's New Horizon's space probe has shown more details of Pluto and its largest moon Charon.

ITV News Science Correspondent Alok Jha reports:

The pair are shown in exaggerated colors that make it easy to note the differences in surface material and features on each.

These images show that Pluto and Charon are truly complex worlds. There's a whole lot going on here.

Our surface composition team is working as fast as we can to identify the substances in different regions on Pluto and unravel the processes that put them where they are.

– Will Grundy, New Horizons co-investigator

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