How to decipher the Earth through Pluto?

The elements that make up the Earth like water, the atmosphere can be answered by understanding Pluto, when the New Horizons spacecraft approaches this dwarf planet.

How mysterious is the Earth answered through Pluto?

According to Live Science, studying planets in the solar system, namely Pluto , helps to provide clues about the history of Earth formation . The New Horizons space probe of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) passed the nearly 5 billion km journey, successfully approaching Pluto on the first week.

New Horizons flew over Pluto to conduct research.(Photo: NASA)

The Earth and the planets in the solar system are mostly formed because many objects collide. According to NASA, in the beginning, a Mars-sized object almost destroyed the Earth. Its fragments combine and create the Moon we see today.

About 4 billion years ago, the Solar System was like a billiard table.Jupiter 's strong gravitational force turned it into a slingshot that shot planets and comets towards the Sun.

In the Kuiper belt , where Pluto is found, ice objects exist in a fairly peaceful environment. That means observing Pluto and similar objects on the Kuiper belt helps to make assumptions about the early Solar System.

The data obtained will help to understand the formation of the Earth and the interaction of the Sun with the planets in our solar system.(Photo: Live Science)

Water origin on Earth

Last year, scientists discovered that water from stars does not sow on Earth the seeds of life as they thought. The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft (ESA) transmits data showing that water samples on comets 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko have molecules different from those of Earth's water.

Many objects in the Solar System contain ice, such as moons, dwarf planets, and even parts of Mars. Now, ice analysis on Pluto of New Horizons can help scientists complete the hypothesis of the solar system.

The time of life appears on Earth

The Earth has a lot of carbon. That's why discovering organic matter with basic molecules is carbon becomes an interesting prospect. Although not all organic substances originate from living things, carbon is still considered to be the building block of life.

So does organic matter exist in ice blocks on Pluto? There are many reasons to believe "yes ", because organic substances have been found in a life-friendly environment such as Mercury and comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Whether it finds organic matter or not, scientists also have data to find out how life begins on Earth.

Earth's atmosphere structure

Pluto has a strange atmosphere. The gravitational force of Pluto is so weak that the fragile atmosphere can spread farther and farther than the atmosphere on Earth.

Because the Pluto's orbits increasingly bring it closer to the Sun, the gases in the atmosphere are heated and spread out.

When studying the atmospheres of other planets, astronomers may know how this process takes place on Earth. For example, Venus has a hot surface due to the greenhouse effect. Measuring the hellish atmosphere on Venus helps scientists better understand the warming of the Earth.

Earth's atmosphere looks from outer space.(Photo: Live Science)

The influence of the Sun on Earth

Life on Earth will not last long without the Sun. The heat on Earth almost comes from the closest planet. The Sun has an impact on the atmosphere above. The rays from the Sun emit gas toward the Earth (called the solar wind), which stimulates molecules in the atmosphere to create a beautiful aurora phenomenon .

When aurora occurs, solar radiation releases energy through geomagnetic storms. Scientists enjoy the Sun interacting with the planets of the solar system , including Pluto. This observation helps them predict the effects of the very strong activity of the Sun, expressed through aurora phenomenon and the impact on the Earth's climate.