NASA's New Horizons captured this high-resolution enhanced-color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red, and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC). The colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties across Charon. Charon’s color palette is not as diverse as Pluto’s. Most striking is the reddish north (top) polar region, informally named Mordor Macula. Charon is 754 miles (1,214 kilometers) across; this image resolves details as small as 1.8 miles (2.9 kilometers).