Pluto - Comments on crustal composition, evidence for global differentiation

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Sep 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989icar...81...14s&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 81, Sept. 1989, p. 14-23.

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Atmospheric Composition, Methane, Planetary Crusts, Planetary Surfaces, Pluto Atmosphere, Absorption Spectra, Planetary Evolution, Surface Temperature, Pluto, Crust, Composition, Differentiation, Composition, Topography, Surface, Atmosphere, Hypotheses, Satellites, Charon, Volatiles, Deposits, Methane, Evolution, Calculations

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Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that the crust of Pluto consists of nearly pure volatiles and that Pluto has differentiated. The evidence includes the rapid atmospheric escape rate and the presence of methane frost on Pluto. Consideration is given to the implications of the hypothesis, including atmospheric and surface composition, topography, and the implications for Charon and other bodies. The possibility of conducting observations to test the theory is discussed.

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