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WATCH: Fly Over Pluto's Mountains In Latest NASA Release

The New Horizons spacecraft is beginning to return more images from its closest approach on Tuesday.

Scientists at the nearby Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory are discovering more about the diverse terrain of Pluto.

In a press conference on Friday, NASA released more stunning photos of the dwarf planet and one cool video.

The video is made from images taken within 8,150 miles of Pluto’s surface by the New Horizons Spacecraft.

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It’s not a true video from the craft but gives you an idea of what the piano-sized probe was seeing as it flew by Tuesday morning.

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The second image shows what scientists are calling “frozen plains” in the “heart” region discovered on Pluto.

New Horizons was launched in 2006 and completed its nine-year journey to Pluto with the close approach Tuesday.

The spacecraft shut down communications to focus on science but is now back talking with Earth and sending back data, including new images, the best of Pluto we’ve ever seen.

Photos via NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

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