by APOD Robot » Sat Apr 02, 2016 4:08 am
Pluto's Bladed Terrain in 3D
Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and gaze across
a mountainous region informally known as Tartarus Dorsa. This scene sprawls some 300 kilometers (about 180 miles) across the
Plutonian landscape. The color anaglyph creates a stereo view by combining parts of two images taken about 14 minutes apart during the
New Horizons historic flyby of Pluto last July. Along with shadows near the terminator, or line between Pluto's dim day and night, the 3D perspective emphasizes the alignment of narrow, steep ridges.
The region's remarkable bladed landforms typically extend 500 meters high and are 3 to 5 kilometers apart. Referring to a part of Hades in ancient Greek mythology, Tartarus Dorsa borders Tombaugh Regio
to the east.
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[b] Explanation: [/b] Get out your red/blue glasses and gaze across [url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-bladed-terrain-in-3-d]a mountainous region[/url] informally known as Tartarus Dorsa. This scene sprawls some 300 kilometers (about 180 miles) across the [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150918.html]Plutonian landscape[/url]. The color anaglyph creates a stereo view by combining parts of two images taken about 14 minutes apart during the [url=http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/index.php]New Horizons[/url] historic flyby of Pluto last July. Along with shadows near the terminator, or line between Pluto's dim day and night, the 3D perspective emphasizes the alignment of narrow, steep ridges. [url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/pluto/2016/03/11/plutos-snakeskin-terrain-cradle-of-the-solar-system/]The region's remarkable bladed landforms[/url] typically extend 500 meters high and are 3 to 5 kilometers apart. Referring to a part of Hades in ancient Greek mythology, Tartarus Dorsa borders Tombaugh Regio [url=http://www.ourpluto.org/maps]to the east[/url].
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