In 2005 a new dwarf planet was discovered. Eris has more mass than Pluto but is 3 times farther from the sun. Eris has a moon, Dysnomia. Eris orbits the sun every 559 years. Cold and lonely world.
Posts Tagged ‘Pluto’
Move over Pluto!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged planet, Pluto on November 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
LIFE ON PLUTO?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Pluto on August 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Something else to worry about?
Astronomers believe that a subsurface ocean exists under the Sputnik Planitia (glacier), in one of Pluto’s basins. This ocean would be composed of water, ammonia, and salt, which makes primitive life a possibility. Radioactivity may be heating the ocean. And reddish deposits on the surface may be carbon-based. Pluto is so far from the sun it has taken some astronomers by surprise.
Now I can’t sleep. The Plutonians are coming after us!
More writing ideas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Pluto, story, volcano on January 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
This is 2015 NASA shot of Pluto, showing what is believed to be a volcano that shoots ice instead of lava, I assume because of the intense cold. Story possibilities abound here.
C. T. Suddeth 