New Image of Pluto's Small Moon Nix

The New Horizons team released a new image of Pluto's small moon Nix, showing us one of the best views of this intriguing moon. In this image, Nix reveals a heavily cratered surface, indicating it might be an old surface.

This recently received panchromatic image of Pluto’s small satellite Nix taken by the Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) aboard New Horizons is one of the best images of Pluto’s third-largest moon generated by the NASA mission. Taken on July 14 at a range of about 14,000 miles (23,000 kilometers) from Nix, the illuminated surface is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) by 29 miles (47 kilometers). The unique perspective of this image provides new details about Nix’s geologic history and impact record. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI