{"id":5985,"date":"2015-10-16T21:50:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T19:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=5985"},"modified":"2015-10-16T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T20:13:29","slug":"the-pluto-system-initial-results-from-its-exploration-by-new-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=5985","title":{"rendered":"The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S. A. Stern, F. Bagenal, K. Ennico, G. R. Gladstone, W. M. Grundy, W. B. McKinnon, J. M. Moore, C. B. Olkin, J. R. Spencer, H. A. Weaver, L. A. Young, T. Andert, J. Andrews, M. Banks, B. Bauer, J. Bauman, O. S. Barnouin, P. Bedini, K. Beisser, R. A. Beyer, S. Bhaskaran, R. P. Binzel, E. Birath, M. Bird, D. J. Bogan, A. Bowman, V. J. Bray, M. Brozovic, C. Bryan, M. R. Buckley, M. W. Buie, B. J. Buratti, S. S. Bushman, A. Calloway, B. Carcich, A. F. Cheng, S. Conard, C. A. Conrad, J. C. Cook, D. P. Cruikshank, O. S. Custodio, C. M. Dalle Ore, C. Deboy, Z. J. B. Dischner, P. Dumont, A. M. Earle, H. A. Elliott, J. Ercol, C. M. Ernst, T. Finley, S. H. Flanigan, G. Fountain, M. J. Freeze, T. Greathouse, J. L. Green, Y. Guo, M. Hahn, D. P. Hamilton, S. A. Hamilton, J. Hanley, A. Harch, H. M. Hart, C. B. Hersman, A. Hill, M. E. Hill, D. P. Hinson, M. E. Holdridge, M. Horanyi, A. D. Howard, C. J. A. Howett, C. Jackman, R. A. Jacobson, D. E. Jennings, J. A. Kammer, H. K. Kang, D. E. Kaufmann, P. Kollmann, S. M. Krimigis, D. Kusnierkiewicz, T. R. Lauer, J. E. Lee, K. L. Lindstrom, I. R. Linscott, C. M. Lisse, A. W. Lunsford, V. A. Mallder, N. Martin, D. J. McComas, R. L. McNutt Jr., D. Mehoke, T. Mehoke, E. D. Melin, M. Mutchler, D. Nelson, F. Nimmo, J. I. Nunez, A. Ocampo, W. M. Owen, M. Paetzold, B. Page, A. H. Parker, J. W. Parker, F. Pelletier, J. Peterson, N. Pinkine, M. Piquette, S. B. Porter, S. Protopapa, J. Redfern, H. J. Reitsema, D. C. Reuter, J. H. Roberts, S. J. Robbins, G. Rogers, D. Rose, K. Runyon, K. 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Zirnstein<\/p>\n<p>Science 16 October 2015:<br \/>\nVol. 350 no. 6258<br \/>\nDOI: 10.1126\/science.aad1815<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/350\/6258\/aad1815.full.pdf\"><strong>PDF (FULL TEXT)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/suppl\/2015\/10\/14\/350.6258.aad1815.DC1\/Stern.SM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Supplementary Materials<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sciencemag\/SciencePodcast_151016.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Science Magazine Podcast (MP3)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Pluto system was recently explored by NASA\u2019s New Horizons spacecraft, making closest approach on 14 July 2015. Pluto\u2019s surface displays diverse landforms, terrain ages, albedos, colors, and composition gradients. Evidence is found for a water-ice crust, geologically young surface units, surface ice convection, wind streaks, volatile transport, and glacial flow. Pluto\u2019s atmosphere is highly extended, with trace hydrocarbons, a global haze layer, and a surface pressure near 10 microbars. Pluto\u2019s diverse surface geology and long-term activity raise fundamental questions about how small planets remain active many billions of years after formation. Pluto\u2019s large moon Charon displays tectonics and evidence for a heterogeneous crustal composition; its north pole displays puzzling dark terrain. Small satellites Hydra and Nix have higher albedos than expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S. A. Stern, F. Bagenal, K. Ennico, G. R. Gladstone, W. M. Grundy, W. B. McKinnon, J. M. Moore, C. B. Olkin, J. R. Spencer, H. A. Weaver, L. A. Young, T. Andert, J. 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