Pluto looking pretty "sweet"!

The New Horizons spacecraft is about to fly right by Pluto and is already sending some fantastic images. These are the closest pictures ever taken of our little dwarf planet!

According to NASA, "Three billion miles away, Pluto has sent a “love note” back to Earth, via NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. At about 4 p.m. EDT on July 13 - about 16 hours before closest approach - New Horizons captured this stunning image of one of Pluto's most dazzling and dominant features. The “heart,” estimated to be 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) across at its widest point rests just above the equator. (The angle of view displays mostly the northern hemisphere.) The heart’s diameter is about the same distance as from Denver to Chicago, in America’s heartland. "

Check out NASA's post here!

posted by Rin