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Whose mission first reached Pluto and showed that it has a heart-shaped plain?
Quick Answer
NASA’s New Horizons. In 2015 it flew past Pluto and revealed the bright heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio.
The Full Story
New Horizons made the first close flyby of Pluto in July 2015. Its images showed a bright heart-shaped region, later named Tombaugh Regio, along with mountains of water ice and a surprisingly varied surface. The mission transformed Pluto from a distant point into a complex dwarf planet with geology and atmosphere. It remains one of the most iconic flybys in space history.
Key Facts
1.Flyby in July 2015
2.Revealed Tombaugh Regio
3.Pluto is a dwarf planet
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