New Horizons Probe Captures Pluto’s Atmosphere in Stunning D

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Posted by Tim De Chant on Mon, 27 Mar 2017




New Horizons Probe Captures Pluto’s Atmosphere in Stunning Detail



Nearly two years after its historic encounter with Pluto, the New Horizon’s probe has sent back detailed images of the dwarf planet’s thin atmosphere.

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Would a spark ignite the atmosphere?

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Perhaps, it would have to be pretty big.

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Would the fire triangle be needed? Is there any oxygen there?

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I'm not sure. No oxygen has been detected there yet.