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Surface of Pluto - Artist's Impression [720p]

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Uploaded by on Aug 26, 2010

Artist's impression of how the surface of Pluto might look, according to one of the two models that a team of astronomers has developed to account for the observed properties of Pluto's atmosphere, as studied with CRIRES. The video shows patches of pure methane on the surface. At the distance of Pluto, the Sun appears about 1000 times fainter than on Earth.

Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

Source: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso0908a/

No copyright intended, video created solely for educational purposes, and not created by myself. Thank you.

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  • 480p...

  • Very interesting ..!

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  • fake

  • terragem?

  • Sun here really seems to be too big. Here, on the Earth it's this size, and on Pluto, that is last in the row it should be.. well, probably like some brighter star on the Earth.

  • my distant sun

  • Pluto's surface ? One heck of a flea circus.

    - Walt Disney

  • Awesome!

    But I think the sun is looking too close!

  • Lion King?

  • breathtaking

  • Very cool...could be what Pluto's surface looks like...I guess we will find out in 4 years.

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