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NASA: Pluto’s moon Hydra is shaped like Michigan

Posted at 2:46 PM, Jul 21, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-21 14:51:04-04

SPACE — NASA on Tuesday posted a picture on Facebook of two of Pluto’s moons.

One of the moons, Hydra, is shaped like Michigan, NASA said on Facebook.  Nix, the other moon, is shaped like a jelly bean.

Of Pluto’s five moons, Hydra is the farthest away, according to NASA.

Last week, NASA released new, close-up photos of its surface courtesy of the New Horizons spacecraft.