SwRI-Led Team Discovers Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon
October 02, 2024
October 02, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide for the first time on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries add to Charon's known chemical inventory, previously identified by ground- and space-based observations, that includes water ice, ammonia-bearing . . .
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide for the first time on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries add to Charon's known chemical inventory, previously identified by ground- and space-based observations, that includes water ice, ammonia-bearing . . .