Universe Today
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Happy Valentine's Day from the Pluto New Horizon's mission! Click to download a high resolution pdf file you can print out. Credit: NASA[/caption]
Still looking for the right card for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day? Why not do it in cosmic proportion by getting NASA on your side? The tender-hearted folks at agency may have just what you're looking for.
The staff at the
mission headquarters offers two valentines this season that play off Pluto's heart-shaped, icy plain
. While the temperature there hovers around 400 below, you're guaranteed a 98.6° smile when your sweetie opens the card and sees your love reflected in glittering nitrogen ice.
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Mars has a lot of heart (s)! Click to select and send your Valentine a Red Planet-themed e-card. Credit: NASA[/caption]
Pluto not your thing? Select from 12 different Mars e-card love greetings at this NASA site and blow your partner away in a Martian dust devil of love. Many of the heart-shaped features depicted on the cards are genuine features and include
collapse pits, craters and mesas
.
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Click to pick from 8 different valentines at the OSIRIS-Rex asteroid mission site. Credit: NASA[/caption]
Even the asteroids send their saucy wishes. Check out the delightful series of valentines from the upcoming
OSIRIS-Rex sample return mission
to
, slated to launch in September this year and return a sample of the
carbonaceous
asteroid to Earth in 2023. If you go this route, I'd complement the card with a meal heavy on edible carbonaceous material at your partner's favorite restaurant.
Happy Valentine's Day! Spread the love for a happier planet.