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While the New Horizons spacecraft makes history by getting closer to Pluto than ever before, scientists are discovering formations on the dwarf planet...some that appear to look like a lovable cartoon dog.
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Horizons team member Amanda Zangari noticed geological formations that match up to resemble Disney's Pluto the dog.
reports:
A series of dark and light squiggles creates what look like two ears, two eyes, a nose and even the tongue of Pluto the dog in an image taken of the planet by the New Horizons spacecraft on July 11.
"We will know what they [the Pluto the dog formations] are made out of in a few days,"
deputy project scientist Leslie Young told Mashable in an interview Monday.
The lovable pooch isn't the only image scientists have seen: a bright, heart-shaped image and a 'whale's tail' were discovered on the planet's surface earlier in the mission.
Tuesday marks the
of Pluto in history (within 7,800 miles), allowing humans to explore the dwarf planet at close range.
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