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Plutonian Mountains

Started by BillT, December 08, 2015, 05:06:14 PM

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December 08, 2015, 05:06:14 PM
Pluto close-up:
http://news.sciencemag.org/space/2015/12/striking-shoreline-emerges-best-images-pluto-mission?utm_campaign=email-news-latest&et_rid=33537079&et_cid=138606

Light weight ice water mountains are thought to be "floating" in a frozen sea of heavier nitrogen ice.
Very similar to plate tectonics on earth: lighter continental crust floating on a more dense mantle/ oceanic crust material.

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December 08, 2015, 05:51:17 PM
..fascinating stuff for sure.... |^|
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