Scientists say that a detailed study of these areas allow for precisely the data obtained in “twilight” conditions. The obtained automatic station after the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, allowed to solve the mystery of “the twilight zone” dwarf planet structure of the atmosphere of a celestial body, observed in …
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Polygons located in the Equatorial part of the dwarf planet, filled with nitrogen ice. Geophysicists from the United States explained the mechanism of formation of irregular polygons on Pluto — sites on the plateau of the Satellite, separated by a network of dark lines, similar to the geometric shapes of …
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Station New Horizons took images of Pluto, on which scientists noticed a corroded area. NASA presented the image of the region on the surface of Pluto, which received the informal name “Venus fly trap land”. The picture was published on the official website of NASA. The bright area consists of …
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The mission of New Horizons must complete its work in mid-2020. Station New Horizons was able to observe the passage of ultraviolet radiation from two stars through the atmosphere of Pluto. It is reported by NASA. With the passage of the radiation through the gas shell of the dwarf planet …
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Pluto is a hybrid comet and a planet.NASA experts have discovered using the data of the New Horizons mission Pluto the planet signs. One such indication was a change in the direction of the solar wind in the form of charged particles when colliding with its atmosphere. Astronomers say that …
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NASA released amazing images of Pluto. Updated black and white map of Pluto includes images of all sections of the dwarf planet. NASA showed the new “sunken” heart of Pluto, the plain Companion to the characteristic shape. The Agency also unveiled a new map of the dwarf planet. The plateau …
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The largest crater, up to 50 kilometers. NASA showed images of the site, with a halo of craters on Pluto. On-site, unofficially known as Terra VEGA, there are several lowlands of shock, as if surrounded by bright halos. This was reported on the Agency’s website. The biggest crater is located …
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Station New Horizons took images of clouds in the atmosphere of Pluto. The first images of normal for the Earth phenomena were adopted by NASA on 13 September 2015 — same time the Agency reported the haze in the atmosphere of the dwarf planet. This publication reports New Scientist. The …
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