What lies beneath Pluto's icy heart? New research indicates there could be a salty "Dead Sea"-like ocean more than 100 kilometers thick. "Thermal models of Pluto's interior and tectonic evidence found on the surface suggest that an ocean may exist, but it's not easy to infer its size or anything else about it," said Brandon Johnson from Brown University. "We've been able to put some constraints on its thickness and get some clues about composition." Research by Johnson and his team focused Pluto...
What lies beneath Pluto's icy heart? New research indicates there could be a salty "Dead Sea"-like ocean more than 100 kilometers thick. "Thermal models of Pluto's interior and tectonic evidence found on the surface suggest that an ocean may exist, but it's not easy to infer its size or anything else about it," said Brandon Johnson from Brown University. "We've been able to put some constraints on its thickness and get some clues about composition." Research by Johnson and his team focused Pluto...
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