NASA shares stunning visuals of the dwarf planet's hazy atmosphere captured by the new horizons spacecraft
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NASA recently shared beautiful visuals of Pluto's hazy, extremely thin atmosphere. The images were captured by the New Horizons spacecraft from 120,000 miles (200,000 km) above the dwarf planet's surface as the spacecraft flew past. Scientists speculate that the haze is a photochemical smog as sunlight and molecules like methane interact, producing complex hydrocarbons.
