On Rarefied Pluto, Dunes Arise from Methane Puffs

Photos courtesy NASA/ Johns Hopkins University / Southwest Research Institute

Scientists analyzing Pluto data from the New Horizons spacecraft believe they have, for the first time, found dunes made of frozen methane.

On a planet with atmospheric pressure 100,000 times lower than Earth’s, the phenomenon is as remarkable as its explanation.

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Scientists Discover Methane Dunes on Pluto

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