The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed 109
Matt_dk writes "Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have gained valuable new insights about the atmosphere of the dwarf planet Pluto. The scientists found unexpectedly large amounts of methane in the atmosphere, and also discovered that the atmosphere is hotter than the surface by about 40 degrees, although it still only reaches a frigid minus 180 degrees Celsius. These properties of Pluto's atmosphere may be due to the presence of pure methane patches or of a methane-rich layer covering the dwarf planet's surface."
i see the future (Score:3, Funny)
Quite a long and interesting article... (Score:2, Funny)
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Rubbing it in (Score:3, Funny)
Aww, come on, you guys are just rubbing it in now!
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That's "Gravitationally Challenged" planet, you insensitive clod!
Re:Eris (Score:5, Funny)
Eris should be called a planet.
If you don't invite her to the party, there will be hell to pay.
Re:So... (Score:3, Funny)
Do you really want to memorize over 100 countries? NO! There should only be one per continent!