THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

Ice mountains as tall as the Rockies loom high over Pluto’s surface.  They are made of water so cold as to be like rock, and they rise out of a surface of frozen methane and nitrogen.  About every 150 hours, a brilliant star rises from behind the peaks.  The star is no larger than a dot – not really bigger than any pinprick in the sky – but it shines with the brightness of tens of thousands of full moons.  Good morning, Pluto.

Meyer/Atlantic, 2015