NASA New Horizons space probe shows Pluto has ice mountains 11,000 feet tall

A spacecraft flew past Pluto at a distance of 7800 miles, and NASA released images captured by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager Telescope Camera from as far as 476,000 miles away. The data suggests Pluto has 11,000-foot mountains made of water ice and may feature volcanoes and geysers.

How close did the spacecraft get to Pluto during its flyby?

• 7,800 miles

• 5,000 miles

• 12,000 miles

• 10,000 miles

What did NASA use to capture images of Pluto?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Mars Rover

• Long Range Reconnaissance Imager Telescope Camera

• Voyager 1

From what maximum distance were the images of Pluto taken?

• 450,000 miles

• 476,000 miles

• 480,000 miles

• 500,000 miles

What geological features are believed to exist on Pluto based on the probe's data?

• Lava flows

• Canyons

• Sand dunes

• Mountains and geysers

What are the mountains on Pluto primarily made of?

• Water ice

• Metal

• Carbon

• Rock