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NASA Zooms In On Pluto, For Closest Views Yet

An image of Pluto that was taken by New Horizons shortly before its flyby Tuesday shows a heart-shaped pattern on the planet's surface. NASA says Pluto "sent a love note back to Earth." (NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)
An image of Pluto that was taken by New Horizons shortly before its flyby Tuesday shows a heart-shaped pattern on the planet's surface. NASA says Pluto "sent a love note back to Earth." (NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)

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