It's clear that the New Horizons probe still has a few surprises up its sleeve. NASA has posted both a photo and a video showing how the spacecraft can produce vibrant colors from the seemingly drab-looking dwarf planet. The key is New Horizons' infrared spectrometer. And when researchers plug the results into visible color channels, the result is the almost festive mix of red and green (with hints of blue) that you see.
These images aren't just meant as art, of course. Infrared scans were crucial to confirming the presence of water ice on Pluto.
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