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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 EPOD 20th - First High-Quality Real Stereo Image of Pluto

   September 03, 2020

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   We’re celebrating 20 years of Earth Science Picture of the Day during
   the month of September! Today’s photo features a popular EPOD from the
   past. Thanks to all of our followers (on the blog, Facebook, Instagram
   and Twitter) for supporting us. Thanks also to all of you who’ve
   submitted your photos. We’re most appreciative. This EPOD was
   originally published July 23, 2015.
   Stereo Pair Creator: Brian May
   Summary Authors: Brian May;  Greg Parker

    July 2015 Viewer's Choice This  stereo pair of  Pluto was
   created from images recently downloaded from the  New Horizons
   spacecraft. I had the privilege of being at the  Johns Hopkins
   Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, when the first 2-by-2
   mosaic, full-planet image was downloaded from the probe and assembled
   into exactly the required resolution to partner with the iconic
   "last-look" photo that preceded the final fly-by. I worked with these
   two images to make the first-ever real, high-quality stereo image of
   Pluto -- the most satisfying stereo view I can recall making.
   The right-hand image is the "last-look" image from July 15 and the
   left-hand image is the 2-by-2 mosaic downloaded from New Horizons on
   July 17. All I did was finely adjust the orientations so they would
   match up and also match the coloring of the two images by eye. This
   image pair can be viewed by  free viewing and by using a stereo
   viewer such as the  OWL. For more about NASA's historic encounter
   with Pluto  click here.
   Thanks to the  New Horizons Team and to team leader Alan Stern for
   sharing their successes with me.

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