Journal article
The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
Abstract
The Pluto system was recently explored by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, making closest approach on 14 July 2015. Pluto's surface displays diverse landforms, terrain ages, albedos, colors, and composition gradients. Evidence is found for a water-ice crust, geologically young surface units, surface ice convection, wind streaks, volatile transport, and glacial flow. Pluto's atmosphere is highly extended, with trace hydrocarbons, a global haze …
Authors
Stern SA; Bagenal F; Ennico K; Gladstone GR; Grundy WM; McKinnon WB; Moore JM; Olkin CB; Spencer JR; Weaver HA
Journal
Science, Vol. 350, No. 6258,
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date
October 16, 2015
DOI
10.1126/science.aad1815
ISSN
0036-8075