The haze around Pluto is clearly visible in the image processed by the New Horizons mission team.
To make the haze around the celestial body more visible in the images, scientists combined and changed several images. Among the photographs used - 4 black and white frames and 2 color with a resolution of 1 km per pixel.
According to scientists, the haze around Pluto was formed as a result of the interaction of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons and represents the so-called photochemical smog. Hydrocarbons are deposited on microparticles and then scattered by sunlight. The haze stretches to a height of 200 km above the ex-planet of the solar system.
The device finished transmitting information about the approach to the dwarf planet to Earth in October 2016. The photo session, which the station held for the planet on July 14, 2015 from a distance of about 2 million km, was eloquently named "Farewell Pluto." Immediately after the approach, New Horizons continued on its way in accordance with the instructions of the earthly command.