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Pluto

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Pluto Captured Charon with a Kiss

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 January 202530 January 2025

A newly understood collision mechanism could explain some peculiarities of Pluto and its moons.

Side-by-side images of irregularly shaped gray/brown rocks in space.
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Pluto’s Small Moons Are Unlike Any Other

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 December 202410 December 2024

The strange blend of surface chemistry on Nix and Hydra raises big question about the evolution of the Pluto system.

On the left: a view of Pluto, as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft. On the right: a close-up of an undulating region believed to have been formed by volcanoes that erupted icy material.
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Pluto’s Surface Was Recently Sculpted by Icy Volcanism

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 May 202217 February 2023

Geologically young regions of Pluto’s southern hemisphere were likely resurfaced by cryovolcanism, data from the New Horizons spacecraft reveal.

Sputnik Planitia, which features nitrogen ice plains on Pluto
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Clues to Pluto’s History Lie in Its Faults

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 31 January 20221 February 2022

Studying geological features on Pluto’s surface can illuminate the ancient history of how the dwarf planet formed.

Figure showing the zonal winds in the upper atmosphere of Pluto as a function of season for three Pluto years.
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Capturing Pluto’s Heartbeat in a Computer

by Anni Määttänen 8 April 202017 February 2023

Unprecedented global climate model simulations, incorporating observational data from the New Horizons mission, reveal atmospheric circulations driven by a large ice cap on Pluto.

Illustration of an impact on Pluto
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Ancient Impact’s Seismic Waves Reveal Pluto’s Ocean, Core

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 6 April 202017 February 2023

By modeling the waves produced by a massive, ancient impact, scientists have begun to unlock the secrets of Pluto’s interior.

Pluto’s Elliot crater and Virgil Fossae
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Ammonia Ice Deposits on Pluto Hint at Recent Cryovolcanism

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 May 201923 January 2023

This discovery is the latest in a growing stack of evidence pointing to the presence of an ammonia-rich water ocean beneath Pluto’s icy crust.

Detail of craters on Pluto’s moon Charon
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Pluto’s and Charon’s Craters Reveal a Solar System Deficit

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 1 March 20196 January 2023

The New Horizons spacecraft recorded images of craters that imply an unexpected dearth of small objects in the Kuiper Belt.

Composite enhanced color images of Pluto (bottom right) and its moon Charon (top left), taken by NASA’s New Horizons in 2015.
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New Book Conveys Details and Flavor of First Mission to Pluto

by Randy Showstack 1 May 201817 November 2021

New Horizons principal investigator tells Eos that the mission has revolutionized our understanding of small planets.

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Pluto’s Features Receive First Official Names

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 September 201718 April 2023

Names of mountains, plains, valleys, and craters honor human and technological pioneers, Pluto scientists, and underworld mythology from around the world.

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