# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/8lVhKBIaJS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11737202-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2015-10-08T16:30:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Pluto's haze layer shows its blue color in this picture taken by our New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). The high-altitude haze is thought to be similar in nature to that seen at Saturn's moon Titan. The source of both hazes likely involves sunlight-initiated chemical reactions of nitrogen and methane, leading to relatively small, soot-like particles (called tholins) that grow as they settle toward the surface. This image was generated by software that combines information from blue, red and near-infrared images to replicate the color a human eye would perceive as closely as possible.

Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

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