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Pluto’s Frigid Heart

Posted on May 26, 2016 by steven.visco

Want to take a tour of Pluto? Working with the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the Universities Space Research Association , the NY Times has built a Virtual Reality world based on the images taken with NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft. (Note: You will need to download the NY Times’ free VR app to check this out.)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/science/space/seeking-plutos-frigid-heart-nytvr.html?action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

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