Every day from now until at least the 15th will present “clearest picture ever” of Pluto. But as it comes into view… man, there’s something a bit unsettling about the place. I’m hoping that the black spots are lakes.

New Horizons’ Last Portrait of Pluto’s Puzzling Spots

New Horizons’ last look at Pluto’s Charon-facing hemisphere reveals intriguing geologic details that are of keen interest to mission scientists. This image, taken early the morning of July 11, 2015, shows newly-resolved linear features above the equatorial region that intersect, suggestive of polygonal shapes. This image was captured when the spacecraft was 2.5 million miles (4 million kilometers) from Pluto.

Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI