Saturday, January 9, 2016

Pluto like a Lava Lamp!

New Horizons image shows where huge nitrogen ice blobs merged on Pluto's surface


The newest image of Pluto's ice fields offers a fascinating glimpse of what researchers believe is the movement of huge, solid nitrogen ice blobs on the surface of the distant dwarf planet.

For details and 17 new photos from the New Horizons spacecraft, click here.
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

NGC 1579 - The “Northern Trifid" nebula

NGC 1579, often called the “Northern Trifid,” is a striking star-forming nebula in Perseus. About 2,100 light-years away and spanning roughl...

  • Day 4 - Storm at Sea
    We had an unscheduled ' entertainment ' activity last evening (actually, early morning of the 13th).  The ship ran into a fairly lar...
  • Day 7 - Viking Cruise to Norway
    Thursday, Jan 16 ... the weather did not get any better. The open sea continued with winds in excess of 80-90 mph and waves up to 50 ft high...