The result is absolutely staggering. I've previously missed the Jupiter picture and had to stop and really look to appreciate just how amazing that photo is, let alone the Pluto one - from the same camera, a mind-boggling distance away from us.
Turns out it's from a volcano. Now, I get that we already knew about volcanoes there, and while I never really paid too much care about it, I can't help but be floored by that image. The plume is enormous, and it's blue. There's a lot of really, really cool things going on there (the color from the scattering alone is super neat), and suddenly I'm interested in extraterrestrial volcanoes.
I'm embarassed to say I continue to be shocked by how images from space can surprise and delight.
I actually had to sit down and think about the implications of these things when I saw the photos - how far we've come, what we've accomplished, the sophistication of our tech... it really is staggering.
