New Horizons, the first spacecraft to closely study Pluto, captured this image in blue, red and infrared to help scientists discern Pluto's complex geological and climatic history. New Horizons was launched in 2006 and reached Pluto's system in 2015, capturing images of Pluto and its moons before heading into the Kuiper Belt to study the beginning of our solar system.

Evidence from New Horizons shows that Pluto's surface, marked by craters, mountains, plains and valleys, has been reshaped by tectonic forces. Mountains on Pluto can reach heights of 6,500 to 9,800 ft (2-3 km) and consist of a thin sheen of water ice and frozen gases.

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Craters and cracks erode Pluto's surface, which appears in dark red, white, tan, light blue and orange. Black space surrounds the dwarf planet.