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Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet based on our growing understanding of its nature. Will Schlaufman's new study help us more accurately classify gas giants and brown dwarfs? NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto on July 14, 2015. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

What is the Color of Pluto?

28 Mar , 2017 by

Thanks to the New Horizons mission, which conducted the first detailed study of Pluto in 2014, we know that Pluto’s color is rather diverse, with patches of white, yellow and reddish-brown.

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