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Nix from New Horizons (LORRI with MVIC color)

Nix from New Horizons (LORRI with MVIC color)
Nix from New Horizons (LORRI with MVIC color) This image is a combination of four taken on July 14 at about 8:07 UTC as New Horizons passed through the Pluto system. The grayscale LORRI image has been enlarged by a factor of three and overlaid with color information from an image taken by Ralph MVIC at about the same time. Nix has an unusual red crater feature on its surface -- and no other obvious craters. NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla

Here are the four component images.

Four images of Nix
Four images of Nix Captured at about 08:06 UTC on July 14, 2015 as New Horizons flew past. NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI

Here are those four component images, stacked, enlarged 300%, and sharpened.

Nix from New Horizons
Nix from New Horizons This image is a combination of four taken on July 14 at about 8:07 UTC as New Horizons passed through the Pluto system. It has been enlarged by a factor of three from its original resolution. NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI / Emily Lakdawalla

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