accreted on Charons surface.Plutos vast 1,000-kilometer-wide heart-shaped nitrogen glacier (informally called Sputnik Planum) that New Horizons discovered is the largest known glacier in the solar system.Pluto shows evidence of vast changes in atmospheric pressure and, possibly, past presence of running or standing liquid volatiles on its surface something only seen elsewhere on Earth, Mars and Saturns moon Titan in our solar system.The lack of additional Pluto satellites beyond what was discovered before New Horizons was unexpected.Plutos atmosphere is blue. Who knew?Its strange to think that only a year ago, we still had no real idea of what the Pluto system was like, said Hal Weaver, New Horizons project scientist from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. But it didnt take long for us to realize Pluto was something special, and like nothing we ever could have expected. Weve been astounded by the beauty and complexity of Pluto and its moons and were excited about the discoveries still to come.New Horizons is now nearly 300 million miles beyond Pluto, speeding to its next destination deeper into the Kuiper Belt, following NASA approval of an extended mission. About 80 percent of the data stored on the spacecrafts recorders has been sent to Earth; transmission of the remainder will be complete by October.Illustration of Pluto and its next science target, 2014 MU69, with the trajectory of New Horizons in yellow.Credits: Alex ParkerOur entire team is proud to have accomplished the first exploration of Pluto and the Kuiper Beltsomething many of us had worked to achieve since the 1990s, said Stern. The data that New Horizons sent back about Pluto and its system of moons has revolutionized planetary science and inspired people of all ages across the world about space exploration. Its been a real privilege to be able to do that, for which Ill be forever indebted to our team and our nation.Last Updated: July 14, 2016Editor: Bill Keeterhttp://www.nasa.gov/feature/one-year-later-new-horizons-top-10-discoveries-at-plutoWHERE IS NEW HORIZONS NOW?http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Mission/Where-is-New-Horizons/index.phpCARO LEITOR,ENCONTRE MAIS E MAIS INFORMACOESSOBRE A MISSAO NEW HORIZONSACESSANDOhttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.htmlEhttp://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Mission/index.phpPor Marie-Lan Nguyen (2009), CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7902809Bust of Hades. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original from the 5th century BCE; the black mantle is a modern addition.PlutaoQuando se anuncia a hora derradeira de vida de algum mortal, chegam as Moiras lhe anunciando seus instantes finais de vida. ao morrer, a alma desce ao fundo da terra, ao reino de Plutao, atravessando o rio na barca de Caronte. Existem o Tartaro, suplicio eterno dos maus, e os Campos Elisisos, eterno premio dos justos... e existe um tribunal que decidira o rumo da alma: Minos, Eaco e Radamento. Plutao surge por ultimo, pois e o juiz dos juizes, senhor da sombras e dos mortos, aquele que sempre pronuncia a palavra final. Plutao e invisivel - conquistou esta possibilidade atraves o capacete que lhe foi dado pelos Ciclopes quando da guerra dos tres irmaos para destronar o pai Saturno.Raramente o deus Plutao interfere nos assuntos humanos ou olimpicos, porem, quando invocado, atua no sentido de auxiliar o cumprimento das vingancas, tornando eficazes as maldicoes. No entanto, ele tambem possui seu lado