No probe had ever been in its
vicinity, nor had a high-tech
telescope ever been able to
photograph any of its details:
Pluto is one of the last great
mysteries of the solar system.
But now, at last, humanity’s fi rst
encounter with the dwarf planet
has been achieved...
FIGMENT OF THE
IMAGINATION
Does Pluto really look as it does in
this graphic? Our fi rst real look at
the dwarf planet came in July 2015.
Up until that point, even the best
telescopes on Earth could only
provide blurry pictures—Pluto is
simply too small and too far away.