Gallery: Pluto's First Color Portrait From the New Horizons Probe

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    April 9, 2015: The first color image of Pluto taken by the New Horizons spacecraft on approach.
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    July 19, 2013: Color images taken of Earth and the moon from Saturn’s orbit by Cassini
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    August 25, 1989: One of the first images of Neptune from Voyager 2
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    August 6, 2012: The first image taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover
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    February 5, 1974: The first close-up photo of Venus, taken from Mariner 10
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    March 29, 2011: The first image of Mercury taken from a spacecraft (Messenger)marin in its orbit
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    January 6, 2004: The first color image of Mars taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit
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    July 20, 1976: The first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars
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    January 6, 1996: The first close-up image of Jupiter from Voyager 1
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    August 23, 1966: The first view of Earth taken by a lunar orbiter
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