New Horizons Flyby Reveals Pluto Has A Tail
- 9 years ago
New Horizons has provided scientists with surprise after surprise, and among the latest is that Pluto has a tail.
New Horizons has provided scientists with surprise after surprise, and among the latest is that Pluto has a tail.
Researchers were tipped off to its existence by the instrument called SWAP, which stands for Solar Wind Around Pluto.
The analytic tool picked up readings showing a depression filled with nitrogen ions was lagging behind Pluto, forming a plasma tail.
It’s unknown at this time exactly what its structure is like or how far it extends.
The cause of it is largely attributed to
New Horizons has provided scientists with surprise after surprise, and among the latest is that Pluto has a tail.
Researchers were tipped off to its existence by the instrument called SWAP, which stands for Solar Wind Around Pluto.
The analytic tool picked up readings showing a depression filled with nitrogen ions was lagging behind Pluto, forming a plasma tail.
It’s unknown at this time exactly what its structure is like or how far it extends.
The cause of it is largely attributed to