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Pluto’s Atmospheric Halo – New Pictures By NASA

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Icy Tales Editorial Board July 26, 2021
Updated 2022/01/26 at 8:57 AM
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Pluto's Atmospheric Halo
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Here’s another exciting Pluto news that you would want to know more about – Pluto is covered by an atmosphere that exists as much as 100 miles above its surface. The tale of this nitrogen and glaciers enriched planet is starting to get more exciting.  An image captured during NASA’s flyby trip to Pluto shows the tiny planet backlit by the Sun thus forming an atmospheric halo.

The image was captured by the New Horizons spacecraft on July 15 while it was passing by the Kuiper belt. The halo was formed due to Pluto’s atmosphere that looks alot like a haze.

A Wonderful Halo Of Sheer Wonder

Pluto's Atmospheric Halo
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According to scientists, Pluto is made up of 2 layers that are 50 miles and 30 miles afar from each other in terms of altitude. The Principal Investigator Alan Stern mentioned that the exploration had a lot of wonderful discoveries but this view of Pluto with a halo was simply jaw-dropping.

The Science Behind The Spectacle of The Atmospheric Halo

 

Scientists believe that this atmospheric halo is caused by the sunlight breaking methane gas. Methane gas is predominantly present in Pluto’s atmosphere. Methane is also a hydrocarbon that can be easily broken down into ethylene and acetylene in sunlight and form ice particles. The halo was formed by these ice particles and shone brightly in the sunlit background.

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Edited by: The Icy Tales Editorial Board

 

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Originally posted 2015-07-25 17:36:02.

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