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"In the outer reaches of our Solar System, 5.7 billion kilometres from the Sun,
lies the dwarf planet Pluto. Smaller than Australia, it is an icy world of
mountains, glaciers and craters where the average temperature is –232°C.
Five moons orbit Pluto – Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra and Charon. Of these,
Charon is the largest. Unlike most other planetary systems, it exists in a
“binary system” with its parent body, meaning they both orbit a point in space
between the two.
Much mystery still surrounds Pluto and its moons. But in new research published
in
Nature Communications today, a team led by astronomer Silvia Protopapa
from the Southwest Research Institute in the United States announced they’ve
found carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Charon’s surface.
The findings, based on data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, offer vital
clues about how our favourite not-planet/planet system was formed."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
