Pluto's 'Unprecedented' Ice Provinces and Other Surprises from NASA's New Horizons
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 13:40
in Astronomy & Space
Pluto's frigid surface varies tremendously from place to place, featuring "provinces" dominated by different types of ices — methane in one place, nitrogen in another and water in yet another, new results from NASA's New Horizons mission reveal.