The target appears
This image of Pluto and its moon Charon was taken on April 15, 2015—just 90 days before New Horizons performed its flyby of the system. “As we approach the Pluto system we are starting to see intriguing features such as a bright region near Pluto’s visible pole, starting the great scientific adventure to understand this enigmatic celestial object,” John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said in a statement at the time. “As we get closer, the excitement is building in our quest to unravel the mysteries of Pluto using data from New Horizons.”
