New Horizons

[Geschosskopf]

Here we go!

www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-and-charon-shine-in-false-color

Looks like a jawbreaker

[Frida Space]

Well, from that image the heart region is obviously not one single thing but two very different terrains.

[Robotengineer]

Well, from that image the heart region is obviously not one single thing but two very different terrains.

Pluto's got something on his snout.

[Ralathon]

So how long until we get a Pluto surface map for Texture Replacer?

We only have hi res pictures of half the planet. So no accurate maps until we send another probe to Pluto. Pray that one of those moons is a derelict alien spaceship so they get funding for another mission.

I imagine there will be half accurate, half imagined maps within a few months though.

[smjjames]

Don't forget that NH will try to view the opposite side via Charonlight (though it doesn't look like that moon would be reflecting much light), so, we may be able to get some idea of it.

[Frida Space]

Gotta give it to them, they're exhausted but still pretty darn funny:

[Motokid600]

I too am hoping to see the actual Pluto in Real Solar System soon. But yea then I realized NH only saw half the planet. The other half would have to be fudged which I'm completely fine with.

[Camacha]

Is this false colour?

[Frida Space]

Is this false colour?

True color, heavily exaggerated. So yea, false colour pretty much

[regex]

I too am hoping to see the actual Pluto in Real Solar System soon. But yea then I realized NH only saw half the planet. The other half would have to be fudged which I'm completely fine with.

The RSS team can just add some ~Perlin noise~ to the other side and call it good.

[basic.syntax]

"False color" can be a risky phrase in this case, it's occasionally used to describe processes where various colors are assigned, to create high contrast between different materials.

[Frida Space]

"False color" can be a risky phrase in this case, it's occasionally used to describe processes where various colors are assigned, to create high contrast between different materials.

Yep, that's why I said true colors exaggerated.

[Motokid600]

Well its either that or wait until were all real old. I can only imagine where our Kerbals will be by the next Pluto mission.

Hopefully by then stock KSP will have clouds. Bit of a stretch, but... Maybe.

[regex]

Hopefully by then stock KSP will have clouds. Bit of a stretch, but... Maybe.

ehehehehehe, you think KSP's gonna get clouds...

[Motokid600]

Think? No. Hope. Doubtful hopes lmao.

[Frida Space]

New Horizons should phone home in a few minutes! As always, 4.5 hour delay for us Earthlings/Kerbals.

[Aethon]

DSN in Madrid just sent a signal out. Eyes says NH is 'targeting Earth'. Must be sending home data... or dead...

[regex]

~*:nail-biting excitement:*~

[Robotengineer]

Is it sending data now? It's targeting Earth according to Eyes on the Solar System.

Edit: :facadesk: Read two posts above. ^^

[Redshift OTF]

Don't we get a signal in 4-5 hours time if it is successful? I think 2am GMT.

[Aethon]

Around four and a half hours from nao.

More information concerning the false color 'jawbreaker image'

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-and-charon-shine-in-false-color

Edited July 14, 2015 by Aethon

[Motokid600]

I wonder if the signal is in transit.

[Frida Space]

Don't we get a signal in 4-5 hours time if it is successful? I think 2am GMT.

1 AM UTC. New Horizons is sending it now, obviously there's the 4.5 hr delay.

[LordFerret]

Being the coloration comes from the color filters on Ralph, this tells me they've got preliminary spectral data (which I believe they said was the priority 1 data to be sent). I'm a little disappointed they're not stating (or even speculating) what the colored regions represent ... other than the obvious we've all heard about before and have been discussing... it's poorly defined in the image text.

[regex]

I'm a little disappointed they're not stating (or even speculating) what the colored regions represent ... other than the obvious we've all heard about before and have been discussing... it's poorly defined in the image text.

Maybe they just want to take a nap during the next 4.5 hours.