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Hazy conditions. The Pluto flyby in 2015 revealed a world with surprising landscapes, marked by complex topography—basins, mountains, and valleys—ongoing geological activity like nitrogen ...
The haze particles that dominate Pluto’s atmosphere—such as nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide—control the atmosphere’s energy balance as the particles are heated and cooled. This phenomenon, ...
Pluto's mesosphere is found between 20 kilometers and 40 kilometers (12.4 to 24.9 miles) high and reaches a maximum temperature of minus 163 degrees Celsius (110 Kelvin/minus 262 degrees ...
image: Snapshot of Pluto and Charon during kiss-and-capture. view more . Credit: Robert Melikyan and Adeene Denton. Billions of years ago, in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, two icy ...
A new potential mechanism by which Pluto trapped Charon. Cutting-edge simulations reveal a new potential mechanism by which Pluto trapped its biggest satellite, Charon. Skip to main content ...