Pluto's Blue Atmosphere
Pluto's Blue Atmosphere visible in this photo released on October 8, 2015. Molecules called "tholins" are what is responsible for the scattered blue light. A similar process happens in Titan's atmosphere. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
Gallery: New Horizons at Pluto
- Author:
- Scott MacNeill
- Entry Date:
- Jul 15, 2016
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- Scott MacNeill's Media