What is mysterious about Pluto's atmosphere?

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially announced the latest information about the atmosphere surrounding Pluto.

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially announced the latest information about the atmosphere surrounding Pluto.

The NASA Center's New Horizons spacecraft visited Pluto in July 2015 but until recently, they have officially released the latest information about the atmosphere surrounding the planet.

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Nitrogen gas (N2) dominates most gases in Pluto's atmosphere.

Accordingly, Nitrogen (N 2 ) predominates most of the gases in Pluto's atmosphere , in addition to carbon monoxide and methane, the most concentrated gas concentration is in the blue cloud. of the planet.

In addition, a number of other gases as well as organic matter in the atmosphere have a misty misty green color, including a specific gas called tholins , which is reddish but dispersed in steps blind blue light waves.

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Pluto revolves around the Sun in a deviant trajectory.

Pluto is orbiting the Sun in a deviating trajectory, creating unstable distances and this distance also greatly influences the flow, composition, and activity of the atmosphere on Pluto.

When it is closest to the Sun, the gas components will melt, strongly dispersed by the effects of high temperatures. When away from the Sun, the gas components in the atmosphere are frozen by extremely cold temperatures.

Update 17 December 2018
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