SEE: Best Pluto Image From NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft

According to NASA’s Facebook page, Pluto has sent a love note back to Earth on Tuesday morning via New Horizons spacecraft, which has traveled more than 9 years and over 3 billion miles.

The image is the last and most detailed image of Pluto sent to Earth before the moment of closest approach, which was at 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials.

The spacecraft zipped by Pluto at 30,800 miles per hour (49,600 kilometers per hour), with a suite of seven science instruments busily gathering data, according to NASA. The mission completes the initial reconnaissance of the solar system with the first-ever look at the icy dwarf planet.

NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.

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