Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Aug 1 2015, 05:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
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Aug 3 2015, 07:48 PM
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QUOTE an additional assumption of a circular orbit would help provide a useful analytical expression That would help and could easily be added in later. QUOTE Europa has an icy crust which is decoupled from its interior... don't know if that possibility exists for Pluto or Charon Possible. Without a significant interior heat source to actually melt an icy mantle, at-depth and away from STP (Std Temp Press), the various ices (water plus whatever else) and gases could make a high-viscosity flow which could decouple crust+mantle over geological time frames. At first look Pluto's surface looks smooth and flexy and may well be mobile at-depth, but Charon, with the Mordor region crater and the equatorial Chasmas would seem to be cold, frozen and solid. IMO. --Bill -------------------- |
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