Seeing Pluto like never before Seeing Pluto like never before Updated: Updated: March 08, 2021 11:58 IST Twenty five years ago, on March 7, 1996, the first image-based surface map of Pluto was released. Sixty six years after it had been discovered, astronomers finally saw details on its surface directly. While we have had better images of the dwarf planet since, A.S.Ganesh takes a look at these first images and how they helped us understand Pluto better... Share Article AAA The first image-based surface map of Pluto that was released on March 7, 1996. | Photo Credit: NASA Twenty five years ago, on March 7, 1996, the first image-based surface map of Pluto was released. Sixty six years after it had been discovered, astronomers finally saw details on its surface directly. While we have had better images of the dwarf planet since, A.S.Ganesh takes a look at these first images and how they helped us understand Pluto better...