Pluto’s Surprises: Mountain Tectonics, Methane and Evidence of Biology

Research Article

Wallis MK and Wickramasinghe N

Abstract

First results from the New Horizon Mission to Pluto shows evidence of a fluid interior with a presumed radioactive heat source driving mountain tectonics and surface restructuring. The presence of methane ice is intriguing, suggesting past or ongoing biological sources.

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