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A Nasa spaceship has snapped the last possible photos of Pluto’s mysteriously spotty side before it turns away into the darkness for decades.
New Horizons passed by the dwarf planet at just 12,500km above its surface on 14 July, taking lots of close-up photos on the way that scientists hope will help shed some light on the distant planet.
Take a look at the amazing imagery from the space:
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