A new analysis of images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew by Pluto has found several giant ice volcanoes that seem to have been active in the geologically recent past. These findings suggest that Pluto managed to hang on to its internal heat longer than previously thought, and that could change our perspective on other bodies in our solar system. The results were published in Nature Communications and led by Dr. Kelsi Singer.
Join Beth Johnson as she chats with Dr. Singer, who is a senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute and the New Horizons Co-Investigator and Deputy Project Scientist.
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