Friday, October 9, 2015

New pictures show blue skies and red ice on Pluto – NU.nl

That haze appears to be bright blue, scientists provides important information about the composition of the layer.

” That distinctive blue color tells us something about the size and composition of airborne particles, ‘said researcher Carly Howett against The Independent . “” A blue sky is usually due to the sunlight is broken by small particles. On Earth, that tiny nitrogen molecules. On Pluto, they seem larger, but still relatively small. ”

The agency also said to have seen small ice fields that have a striking red color. It is not yet clear what caused that color

By:. ANP

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