Tag: Pluto
The organic mist of Pluto is revealed
The existence of haze in Pluto’s atmosphere was confirmed by the New Horizons space probe in July 2015. This envelope of haze appears in the form of dozens of thin…
Pluto: the dynamics of nitrogen ice in the Sputnik plain finally explained?
Studying Sputnik Planitia, a large impact crater filled with ice of nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide, the New Horizons probe observed polygonal shapes separated by small hollows on the surface…
The Moon approaching Pluto
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