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NASA: Blue Skies On Pluto, Its Atmosphere is BLUE!!! Just Like Earth’s / Just Released! (+Video)
Scientists just got a first glimpse at the color of Pluto’s atmosphere, and it’s unlike anything they expected
The growling list of mysteries surrounding Pluto just got longer. On Oct. 8, NASA released the first color photo of Pluto’s atmosphere, and the shade they saw was anything but expected:
It’s BLUE! Just like Earth’s.
Even with the release of this photo, scientists are flabbergasted. Pluto’s atmosphere extends to about 1,000 miles above its surface — higher than Earth’s atmosphere and much further than scientists could have ever anticipated.
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-just-got-first-glimpse-164300066.html
New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto
http://www.nasa.gov/nh/nh-finds-blue-skies-and-water-ice-on-pluto
Image credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
