The gap on the southern hemisphere of the moon Charon probably has a diameter of more than 450 kilometers.
In addition, the gap is in the southern hemisphere also to see a large crater in the landscape that might reveal a deeper layer of the moon.
Researchers at NASA on the news from the space mission New Horizons.
Activity
The spacecraft New Horizons is on its way to Pluto and now also photographed the moons of the dwarf planet.
The largest moon of Pluto, called Charon, was recently in focus. The newly discovered crater and gap can be seen in a photograph that made the spacecraft on July 11.
“New Horizons has changed the picture of the moon,” said mission leader William McKinnon. “At first we just saw an ice ball without details, now we see all kinds of geologic activity.
Bottom
In particular, the dark bottom of the crater on Charon is remarkable. It is possible that the space rock that crater caused so deep beaten into the surface there is a deeper layer of the moon has become apparent that reflects less light.
Also at the latest pictures of Pluto, moreover, to see all contours of craters. Tomorrow passes New Horizons dwarf planet around two o’clock in the afternoon at a distance of only 12,500 kilometers. At that time the sharpest pictures will ever be made of the surface.
These pictures are released in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday by NASA
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