Exploratour - Life in the Solar System
This is a drawing of Pluto and its moon Charon.
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Image courtesy of NASA/JPL. This image is in the public domain.
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Image courtesy of NASA/JPL. This image is in the public domain.
This is what makes Pluto an unsuitable place for life as we know it. The surface temperatures are 50š K (-400š F). It is even cold enough there for nitrogen to solidify on the surface. Soon, however NASA may send a probe to Pluto to explore the environment up close.
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