Pluto (Artist's Impression)
Artist’s impression of how the surface of Pluto might look, according to one of the two models that a team of astronomers has developed to account for the observed properties of Pluto’s atmosphere, as studied with CRIRES. The image shows patches of pure methane on the surface. At the distance of Pluto, the Sun appears about 1000 times fainter than on Earth.
Credit:
ESO/L. Calçada
About the Image
| Id: | eso0908a |
| Release Date: | 2 Mar 2009 |
| Related release: | eso0908 |
| Size: | 2000 x 1125 px |
About the Object
| Type: | • Solar System |
